Brief: Reform Law Could Help Cover 12.1M Young Adults
Out of the estimated 14.8 million uninsured U.S. adults between ages 19 and 29, as many as 12.1 million could gain subsidized coverage by 2014 as a result of the federal health reform law, according to a new Commonwealth Fund issue brief. The brief estimates that 7.2 million young adults would gain coverage under a planned expansion of Medicaid, while 4.9 million would obtain subsidized private coverage under new health insurance exchanges.
- "Health Care Overhaul May Help Cover 12 Million Young Adults" (Hobson, "Health Blog," Wall Street Journal, 10/8).