Self-reported health of young adults has improved
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 11:31
in Health & Medicine
Since 2010, when young adults could be covered under their parents’ health insurance plans until age 26, self-reported health among this group has improved, a large survey indicates, along with a decrease in out-of-pocket health care expenditures. The dependent coverage provision was associated with an increase in insurance coverage among adults ages 19 to 25 years; no statistically significant changes in health care use; an increase in the probability of reporting excellent physical health; and an increase in the probability of reporting excellent mental health.