Obama Health Care Law Gave Medical Coverage To 2.5 Million Young Adults

HUFF POST:  The Obama administration says the number of young adults going without medical coverage has shrunk by 2.5 million since the new health care law took effect.

A new analysis to be released Wednesday finds the drop is two-and-a-half times the figure indicated by government and private estimates from earlier this year. The health care overhaul allows young adults to stay on a parent’s plan until they turn 26…

By the second calendar quarter of 2011, the uninsured dropped to a little over 27 percent, or about 8 million….  (more)

 

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