Graduating from college is an exciting (and sometimes scary) process. Obtaining health insurance can also be a process fraught with fear. However, this toolkit explains your insurance options and helps you look for important information when finding a health care plan.

The toolkit provides information such as:

• Your health insurance options if you don’t have a job
• What you need to know about the new health care law
• Key health insurance terms to know when you buy a plan
• How to stay on your parents plan up to when you turn 26

Do you want to stay on your parent’s plan?

First, talk to your parents about wanting to be/stay on their plan. Here are some tips:

• You can be married or file your taxes as an independent and still qualify
• You don’t have to live with your parents, live in the same state as your parents, or be a student to qualify
• You could be on another plan, like a student plan, and go back on your parent’s insurance
• If you have an offer of insurance from your employer, you probably will not qualify
• Look at the toolkit for more details

Text “Toolkit” to 69866 to have the toolkit sent to you, or download it here.

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