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US News: More Young Adults Get Health Care When They Can Stay on Parents' Plans
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MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Young adults in states that allow them to
stay on their parents' health insurance until age 26 have better access to health care, according to a new study.
The findings suggest a potential positive impact from a provision of the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. health care law passed in 2010 that requires private insurers to support children on their parents' health insurance policies through age 26, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers said in a Mount Sinai news release.
The study authors compared U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data before (2002-2004) and after (2008-2009) 34 states enacted laws permitting young adults to remain on their parents' health insurance.
After the laws were introduced, young adults in those states had higher rates of health insurance, were more likely to have a personal doctor and receive physical exams.
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