Parents typically handle every aspect of their kid's health care, whether it's booking appointments, talking to the doctor or doling out prescription medications. Maybe this works fine — until that kid leaves home to go to college or work and ends up in an urgent care in the middle of the night with raging flu symptoms or a broken wrist.

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An estimated 3.9 million students graduate from high school in 2025, according to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education . In my experience, most of them are not ready to handle their health care as adults.

Many of these graduates will join the 18.4 million

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