Explaining Health Care Reform: Questions About the Extension of Dependent Coverage to Age 26
The new health reform law requires private health insurers that offer dependent
coverage to children to allow young adults up to age 26 to remain on their
parent's insurance plan. This provision is among the first in the reform law to
take effect, and it increases the availability of insurance to a population that
currently has a high uninsured rate.
This short summary answers basic
questions about the dependent coverage expansion and explains how the new law
will interact with current state laws.
Brief (.pdf)
