Many young adults may be entering adulthood without the practical skills needed to manage their own health care, suggests a new national poll. Nearly 1 in 6 parents said their young adult child, ages 18–25, doesn’t handle any basic health care responsibilities independently—from scheduling appointments to providing family history—according to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
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