With Obamacare, More Millennials Are Going To The Doctor, Sort Of [NPR.org]

Samantha Sangenito 10/29/1412:00 PM

I write about health and health care, but even I'm not immune to the "young and invincible" mentality. My annual dental checkup is more than six months overdue.

A provision of the Affordable Care Act that took effect in 2010 aimed to make it easier for young adults to access preventive care by allowing them to stay on their parents' insurance until they turn 26. As of 2011, some 3 million young adults gained coverage through this provision.

So does this mean more young people are getting their annual checkups and cholesterol screenings?

Sort of, suggests a study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.

[For more of this story, written by Maanvi Sigh, go to http://www.npr.org/blogs/healt...o-the-doctor-sort-of]

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