• Dependent Coverage to 26:  You can stay on a parent’s insurance until age 26.
• New Rights and Protections: New plans must give free preventive care without co-pays or coinsurance. Plans also can’t drop you if you have high medical costs, and plans must spend 80% of your premiums on care.
• Coverage for uninsured young adults with pre-existing conditions: See the “Insurance for Chronic Conditions” tab.
•  All insurance must now provide these services without a co-pay or coinsurance:
  • At least one “well-woman” preventive care visit annually
  • Cervical cancer screenings (pap smears)
  • HPV vaccinations for women under 27
  • Screen and counseling for STIs, including HIV
  • Breast-feeding support, counseling and supplies such as breast pumps
  • Annual screening and counseling for domestic violence
  • Sterilization methods

For more information call Health Help Mississippi at 1-877-314-3843