Experts at the Department of Health and Human Services and Georgetown University say young adults and children are getting better access to health insurance and preventive care through the Affordable Care Act.
Health reform not only provides more coverage to young adults, but ensures they have coverage longer, HHS said in a new report released Wednesday.
Previously, the HHS said 2.5 million more young people were insured in June 2011 than were insured in September 2010 because of the provision of health reform that allowed people up to age 26 to stay on their parents' plan.
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