Limited Impact on Health and Access to Care for 19- to 25-Year-Olds Following the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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Young adults aged 19 to 25 years have the lowest rates of health insurance coverage nationally, with nearly 1 in 3 lacking health insurance in 2009.1 An early provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), implemented in September 2010, mandated that insurance companies allow adults younger than 26 years to remain beneficiaries on their parents’ insurance. This provision was designed to expand coverage for young adults, who often may not have a source of insurance through an employer or otherwise. Reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Census Bureau, and Commonwealth Fund showed that the percentage of uninsured Americans decreased in 2011 for the first time in 4 years, a drop attributed partly to the documented coverage expansion among 19- to 25-year-olds.2-4

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