He’s 26 years old but still sees a pediatrician: Why some young adults don’t move on
on Mon, 2019-08-19 16:30 Alyssa
When Joann Alfonzo, a pediatrician in Freehold, N.J., walked into her office recently she mentally rolled her eyes when she saw her next patient: a 26-year-old car salesman in a suit and tie.
“That’s no longer a kid. That’s a man,” she recalls thinking.
Yet, Alfonzo wasn’t that surprised. In the past five years, she has seen the age of her patients rise, as more young adults remain at home and, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, on their parents’ health insurance until age 26.
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[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/hes-26-years-old-but-still-sees-a-pediatrician-why-some-young-adults-dont-move-on/2019/08/16/2bcbbe4e-b92f-11e9-a091-6a96e67d9cce_story.html?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9ftryU1gJQJoaLXYjC_G68HazeJofzEmLgXGKJJcJcjaIrYrwaISbB0PnhtpU2-BjkeNl6gitckuB2yv_4z03b6X-JCQ&_hsmi=75816935&utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&utm_content=75816935&utm_medium=email&utm_source=hs_email