Young adults insured through a parent's plan under of a popular provision of PPACA are using that coverage most for depression, substance abuse and pregnancy, according to new research.
The nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute said Thursday that those conditions accounted for 60 percent of hospital claims for young adults enrolled in parents' plans in 2011 as a result of health care reform.
That's significantly higher than the percentage of treatment for those same conditions in a comparison group of young people who were already enrolled in a parent's plan two years ago. Treatment for mental illness, substance abuse and pregnancy accounted for just one-third of claims among that group.
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