Aetna is one of the first carriers to offer extended health insurance coverage to dependents under age 26.  If you didn’t already know, the recent healthcare reform allows parents to keep dependent children up to age 26 on their health insurance plans.

With so many adult children graduating from college, Aetna saw the need and worry of families regarding their kids losing medical coverage.  Although healthcare reform addresses this issue nationwide later this year through regulation, Aetna is working with customers to extend coverage now.

This means current dependents under the age of 26 would not have to leave their Aetna Michigan plan when normally they would age out or are no longer full-time students.  This is also extended to adult children who would have lost eligibility effective May 31,2010.

An important note.  It does not include reinstatement of dependents who previously aged out of their plan.  It also does not affect dental, vision, standalone pharmacy or other benefits.

Aetna will continue coverage effective June 1, 2010 for dependents under age 26 who are currently covered on a parent’s medical plan.

Best news ever?  Aetna will not change the plan’s premium until renewal.

On the next renewal date on or after September 23, 2010 due to healthcare reform, all medical plans must cover dependents up to age 26.  This may include dependents who are not currently enrolled in the plan.

If you have questions about how this will affect you, please contact us at 888.320.5388.

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Originally posted 2010-05-26 10:19:14. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Good news parents!

The health care reform legislation extends coverge to adult children up to their 26th birthdays under their parents’ policies.

Now you’re wondering WHEN can you put your kids back on your insurance plan?

As of now the mandate to extend coverage to adult children is set for September 2010.

There is a push right now to force insurance companies to extend that coverage sooner than the mandate.  Perhaps as soon as June or July.

Why?  Because there will be a gap for those graduating college in the upcoming months.

If you have a college student graduating in the next month or so, it may be wise to put them on a short term health insurance policy to get them through the gap.  They are inexpensive and just as reliable as a major medical plan.  Get a quote below.

We will be sure to keep you posted.  Be sure to contact us if you have questions about Health Care Reform and the upcoming changes that will affect you this year.

Originally posted 2010-04-26 08:00:18. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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