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Published May 06, 2011, 03:54 PM

More young adults joining parents’ health plans

Hundreds of thousands of young adults are taking advantage of a 2010 health care law provision allowing adults to remain on their parents’ health plans until they turn 26. Blue Cross Blue Shield officials in North Dakota and Minnesota say they have noticed an increase in those being added to their parents’ coverage since the passage of the health care reform legislation last year.

By: Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News / MCT

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