Adding Parents as Dependents for Insurance Coverage

Making your parent a dependent for insurance purposes depends on specific IRS and provider criteria. Review eligibility rules to extend coverage to elderly family members.

How to Make Your Parent a Dependent for Insurance

Published Jun,13 2017 | By Melanie Jones

Children may have to become the caregivers of aging parents. These parents may be faced with health issues and altered mental issues as they age. Occasionally, children may have to have their parents enrolled on their insurance plans as a dependent.