Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes adult children to remain on a parent's private health plan till age 26 in Pennsylvania.

Highlights:

• Authorizes adult children who have not attained individual health insurance coverage to remain on a parent's private health plan till the age of 26 in Pennsylvania (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits health insurance companies from denying or restricting dependent coverage based on any of the following, or a combination thereof, including (Sec. 3):

• The presence or absence of the child's financial dependency on any other person;

• The residency of the child, whether by location, including service area or by residency with any other person;

• The marital status of the child;

• The child's enrollment in an academic or vocational educational institution; or

• The child's employment status.

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 5).

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