While much of the existing research explores young adults\u27 insurance only in the post-recession period (that is, 2010 to present), authors Michael Staley and Jessica Carson assess young adults\u27 rates of coverage within and beyond the context of the recession by examining changes across the entire 2007 to 2012 period

Carson, Jessica A.

Staley, Michael J.

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One provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which went into effect on September 23, 2010,requires insurers who provide coverage for dependents to extend this benefit until dependents' 26th birthday. Prior to ACA, twenty-six states required insurers to cover dependents into young adulthood, but this extension was often contingent upon the dependent's college enrollment, marital status, and other factors. ACA created a uniform national policy and extended an existing federal tax benefit to parents who enrolled their adult children into their employer-based plans (see Box 1 on page 6 for details on eligibility for coverage under the ACA provision). Further, ACA requires that states provide coverage through age 25 to Medicaid recipients who turned 18 while in foster care

Jessica A. Carson

Michael J. Staley

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Health Insurance Among Young Adults Rebounds Post Recession: More Become Dependents on a Parent's Plan After ACA Extends Coverage to Adult Children

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Health Insurance Among Young Adults Rebounds Post Recession: More Become Dependents on a Parent\u27s Plan After ACA Extends Coverage to Adult Children

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Health Insurance Among Young Adults Rebounds Post Recession: More Become Dependents on a Parent\u27s Plan After ACA Extends Coverage to Adult Children

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