Insurance Coverage of Emergency Care for Young Adults under Health Reform
Author(s) -
Andrew Mulcahy,
Katherine M. Harris,
Kenneth Finegold,
Arthur L. Kellermann,
Laurel Edelman,
Benjamin D. Sommers
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmsa1212779
Subject(s) - medicine , medicaid , young adult , health insurance , confidence interval , demography , private insurance , emergency department , emergency medicine , health care , medical emergency , gerontology , psychiatry , sociology , economics , economic growth
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established nationwide eligibility for young adults 19 to 25 years of age to retain coverage under their parents' private health plans. We conducted a study to determine how the implementation of this provision changed rates of insurance coverage for young adults seeking medical care for major emergencies.
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