CNN has some tales of woe to share, so you’d better have your hankies handy:
26-year-olds face challenges as they fall off parents' health insurance https://t.co/N2KYa6c3ZO pic.twitter.com/gKkYEu8dD8
— CNN (@CNN) December 13, 2017
More from CNN:
A new crop of young people like [Marguerite] Moniot are falling off their parents’ insurance plans when they turn 26 — the age when the Affordable Care Act stipulates that children must leave family policies.
They were then expected to be able to shop relatively easily for their own insurance on Obamacare marketplaces. But with Trump administration revisions to the law and congressional bills injecting uncertainty into state insurance markets, that task of buying insurance for the first time this year is anything but simple.
The shortened sign-up period runs from Nov. 1 through Dec. 15. That window is half as long as last year’s, hampering those who wait until the last minute to obtain insurance.
Maybe they shouldn’t’ve waited until the last minute, huh?
OK, so first of all:
Perfect photo. https://t.co/UxG6uQBusL
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) December 13, 2017
It really is.
Picture checks out.
— Wittorical (@Wittorical) December 13, 2017
— Dr. Kankokage (@kankokage) December 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/941048144384675841
Ha! Seriously, though, if normal, able-bodied 26-year-olds can’t handle grown-up responsibilities like seeking out their own health insurance coverage, then health insurance is the least of their problems.
Unemployment at record lows, health insurance not just available but required. Challenges? https://t.co/gkt0gj7XGv
— Kevin in Albuquerque (@KevinInABQ) December 13, 2017
Dealing with reality on your own two feet can be hard! https://t.co/35zUEU1TU7
— Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) December 13, 2017
"But mom, it's haaaaaaaaaard." https://t.co/1QNoZcdC5u
— David Edward ? (@_David_Edward) December 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/RealKiraDavis/status/941049743521619968
https://twitter.com/TheOpulentAmish/status/941049292365619200
If you’re 26 and able bodied you better be worried about finding a job that offers insurance or making enough money to pay for it. Wth is this
— Deisy Magañaa (@Purplekitezz) December 13, 2017
Post college, I had to purchase individual health insurance for myself until company coverage started. This is not new – being an adult.
— Liberty&Wine (@realhaysright) December 13, 2017
Ridiculous….At 26 I had a child. 3 step sons. A husband. A house. 2 jobs. Paid for my own insurance. https://t.co/lVufsAzejY
— LaurieAnn ??♂️? (@mooshakins) December 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/jonjames028399/status/941052910343020544
Put down the Video Game controller and man-up, bro. https://t.co/tujUP9flVh
— Max Q ⚡ (@Randy_Shannon) December 13, 2017
Hit the gym, lose the baseball cap, get a haircut, find a wife, get a job, grow the hell up.
These 20-somethings act prepubescent.
Geez. https://t.co/XbcF0PEAsk
— Melissa Mackenzie ? (@MelissaTweets) December 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/941055793528496129
https://twitter.com/JesseKellyDC/status/941049024177672193
Will he, though?
*Jimmy Kimmel holds 26-year-old-son*
"It makes me sick watching Republicans put tax cuts ahead of the lives of children." https://t.co/uoRT9YbqwO— BT (@back_ttys) December 13, 2017
Wait for it …
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