... from a Washington Post blog on health-care reform issues

[Guest guest]

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2009/10/29/DI2009102903372.html

Washington, DC: Ezra:

My sister will turn 23 in March 2011 and will then be kicked off my parent's

health insurance. She'll still be a full time college student, but the coverage

she'll get through her school doesn't cover prescription drugs. The problem is,

she has severe juvenile arthritis, which is controlled by a drug costing several

thousand dollars per month. With it, she's able to play soccer. Without it,

she's barely able to walk.

My understanding (mostly from reading your blog) is that #1, the health reform

bills will allow children to stay on their parent's insurance until age 26 and

#2, regulations like these come into place almost immediately.

Am I right about this?

Ezra Klein: Yep!