Can a parent withold medical insurance from their child?

I am a seventeen-year-old girl who was kicked out of my house when I was 16. I have been living alone since then and am now six months away from turning 18. I am not emancipated because of the lengthy process and cost of an attorney. I recently came under the need of medical attention, but my single-parent mother withheld the Medicare in my name from me. Is this legal? Is there any way I can obtain my medical insurance?Can a parent withold medical insurance from their child?
--- If Mom is still claiming you as a dependant on her income tax forms as well as getting medicare for you then you have a good case to start with. However I have a question as to what you said to start with here.


---You say you have not been emancipated due to the cost of an attorney? I am sorry but I have a lot of problems with that statement. If you are under 18 and truly had attempted to get yourself emancipated then you would know that you don't need money. A child in need of protective services, such as emancipation, can get free services from the county social services agency as well as the Public Defender's Office.


--- You can have a ';Guardian ad Litem'; assigned to represent you in this situation from the public defender's office at no charge if you have no money, or at a reduced rate if you have access to earnings or savings of some sort.


--- Also, your basic question here can be most accutately answered by those same people at the public defender's office. I am sure there is some problem there with Mom getting medicare services for you and then not giving them to you, but its a legal question best answered by a lawyer. The questions about emancipation can also be handled best by them so my advice to you is go see someone at the public defenders office. Can a parent withold medical insurance from their child?
I don't believe so. Your medical insurance is actually her medical insurance until you are 18. You are technically still her property also until that time since she is the only one responsible for the mistakes you might make. She is likely keeping the insurance from you so that you'll go back home. It seems like she's being mean, but she's just being a mom. You can't tell Medicare the situation or they'll stick you in foster care and if you want the insurance, you gotta deal with your mother.