A healthy young adult should look for a plan that covers preventive/primary care, prescription drugs, hospitalization, ER visits, and reproductive health needs.  Be careful about catastrophic plans that only cover the worst cases: if you have a health condition, you...

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Important insurance info if you have a mental illness: Mental health parity: For large employer plans, restrictions cannot be any stricter for mental health coverage than they are for physical health coverage. They also can’t charge more for cost-sharing amounts...

There are more protections for people with pre-existing conditions in employer-sponsored plans than there are in individual plans. If you don’t have your own plan from your job, check with your parent’s employer to see if you can enroll, what...

Check whether the student health insurance plan at your school includes coverage of your pre-existing condition(s). Call your school’s plan administrator to find out and check out the “Student Health Insurance” tab for more info. For more information call Health...