Turning 26 checklist

Organize first steps when dependent coverage is ending.

Tool purpose

This tool focuses on dates, official links, and paths to compare around dependent coverage ending. The page exists to help a user organize the event, date, state, and official verification links before they share contact information with any private site.

Browser-only inputs

Turning 26 checklist inputs stay in the browser and are not sent to a server-side calculator endpoint. The result can use coarse state, age band, income band, and date context, but public v0 does not retain identity, phone, email, SSN, prescription, doctor, or plan account information.

Official verification

Turning 26 checklist outputs link back to official sources and label planning dates as estimates when they are derived from user-entered dates. The tool does not decide eligibility, recommend a plan, calculate a final Marketplace subsidy value, or route the user to a paid partner.

What to prepare

Before using Turning 26 checklist, keep source documents nearby: coverage notices, COBRA packets, state marketplace routing, Medicaid or CHIP notices, Medicare timing sources, or employer-plan materials when relevant. The result is a checklist for official verification, not an enrollment application.

Sources

HHS: Young Adult Coverage Retrieved 2026-05-02; last checked 2026-05-02
HealthCare.gov: Special Enrollment Period Retrieved 2026-05-02; last checked 2026-05-02