O’Malley’s proposal would mandate health insurance providers to allow the parents of adults up to age 25 to keep their children on the family policy. Although some insurance carriers already allow young people to stay on a policy provided they are enrolled as a full-time student, about 7 percent of the student body remains uninsured, according to a study performed at this university last year.
“This bill will certainly benefit students attending college or community college by allowing them to stay on their parents’ health insurance policy,” said Rick Abbruzzese, an O’Malley spokesman. “It will help to make sure that this segment of population has adequate health care.”
Concern about the widely varying health coverage of students prompted University Health Center director Dr. Sacared Bodison to propose mandating insurance for students, the cost of which could be folded into student fees. Under most plans, employer-provided health insurance policies allow young people over 19 to be kicked off the plan after they graduate high school or college.
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