Young adults gain health plan option Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Like many parents, Paul Daly worries more about his son not having health insurance than his son does.
Although his son has had several internships since graduating from college last year, none has provided health benefits. And for now, his son's first priority is finding a job that pays well.
"He's in very good physical shape," Daly said, "so he just assumes that nothing is going to happen to him."
That's not an uncommon attitude among people in their early 20s - to their parents' consternation. But many parents will have one less worry in the coming year.
The new health reform law will allow parents in most cases to keep an adult child on their health plan until he or she turns 26. The White House issued the rules for the provision last week.
The rules go into effect Sept. 23. But that doesn't mean parents will be marking the date on their calendars.
The new rules allow employers to wait until the start of the next plan year - typically Jan. 1 - before allowing parents to add adult children to their coverage. Most employers are expected to hold off until then.
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