Yeah, I guess it’ll drive up costs for employers and policyholders.
No, I don’t think it’s practical for many young adults to purchase private health insurance … it’s hard to qualify for an individual policy unless you’re in absolutely perfect health, and that age group gets raked over the coals for car insurance. And let’s face it, a car is a necessity, especially since relying on public transit shrinks the pool of potential jobs drastically.
No, I don’t think that young adults are net beneficiaries because when they do get their own insurance, they’ll be required to pay higher premiums to subsidize old farts like myself.
I don’t think this is necessarily a blue state / red state issue, since the trend of covering adult children started in some of the reddest states of all.
