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Nearly three in four recent college graduates (74%) think it’s better to live with their parents and have health insurance than to live on their own and go uninsured, according to a recent national survey of college students, graduates and parents conducted in April 2011 by global insights firm Kelton Research and sponsored by eHealthInsurance.

An analysis of results from the recent Kelton/eHealthInsurance survey of college students, recent grads, and parents.

eHealthInsurance launches four new videos that use an entertaining approach to make 2011 college graduates, and all uninsured Americans, aware of their new health coverage options under the Affordable Care Act.

As the baby boom generation begins to turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare, an increasing number of caregivers will be called upon to make sense of the numerous Medicare coverage options available, to understand and utilize the various Medicare enrollment periods, and to select the coverage best suited to their loved one's needs. Many will not know where to turn for assistance. In response, PlanPrescriber has released the following tips in order to provide caregivers with the right information and support as they assist baby boomers enrolling in Medicare for the first time.

According to a national survey of college students, graduates and parents conducted in April, 2011 by global insights firm Kelton Research and sponsored by eHealthInsurance, nearly four in ten (38%) of parents do not plan to keep their adult children on their health insurance plan until age 26, despite the fact that the 2010 health care reform law now allows them to do so.

Topline results from a national survey of college students and recent grads conducted in April, 2011 by global insights firm Kelton Research and sponsored by eHealthInsurance, showing that many young adults may not be able to rely on their parents for health insurance coverage, despite health care reform provisions allowing dependent coverage until age 26.

Topline results from a national survey of parents of college students and recent grads conducted in April, 2011 by global insights firm Kelton Research and sponsored by eHealthInsurance, showing that nearly four in ten (38%) of parents do not plan to keep their adult children on their health insurance plan until age 26, despite the fact that the 2010 health care reform law now allows them to do so.

eHealthInsurance publishes tips for small business owners who may not be taking full advantage of benefits provided by health care reform legislation.

PlanPrescriber published answers to five questions commonly asked by adult caregivers of Medicare beneficiaries. The questions are drawn from those posed by caregivers contacting the PlanPrescriber call center on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries. Many caregivers work tirelessly to care for their loved ones (often their parents) and turn to PlanPrescriber.com when looking for someone to help them make sense of the Medicare coverage options available and the Medicare enrollment periods and disenrollment periods throughout the year.

As of 4/12/2011 these states that don’t have open-enrollment periods for “child-only” health insurance policies. Information provided by the Foundation for Health Coverage Education and available online at www.CoverageForAll.org or at the U.S. Uninsured Help Line: 800.234.1317.