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bung adult health care faces woes
By Ron Gillette
The Clackamas Print
[publicans in the U.S. House of Representatives
|ted legislation to rescind health care for young
[through bill HR2, entitled “Repealing the Job-
g Health Care Law Act.”
is passed the House on Jan. 19. If the Senate fol-
tod the President signs the bill into law, as its name
;sts it will repeal all of the provisions of health
[eform commonly referred to as “Obamacare.”
of the changes to health care in the U.S. that were
H last March have yet to be affected, but one part
Interest to those under age 26.
[Affordable Care Act provides health insurance
toe for those under age 26 by requiring insurance
knies who cover their parents to include them,
[is no requirement they be in school, that they live
[e. continue to be a dependent for tax purposes, or
main single. There would likely be an increase
Parent’s insurance cost.
publican Eric Cantor of Virginia pushed for the
m his website, cantor.house.gov, Cantor stated,
rnply disagree with our counterparts on the other
If the aisle that excessive government regulation
keeping mandates on individuals and businesses
k right way to go about effecting the reforms
jeans want.”
jgressman Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) from Oregon’s
Congressional District remarked after the vote on
hpposed repealing the health care law because it
foolishly add more than a trillion dollars to our
¡al debt while creating more uncertainty in the
¡(place which we can ill afford,” he stated in an e-
fl’ve said since day one there are some improve-
ithat need to be made, but this bill unnecessarily
Oregon seniors, families, small businesses and
¡ally young adults.
hanks to. the new health care law younger
tans, who are more likely to lack health care
[ge, can now remain on their parents’ health
pee until they turn 26. As a father of five I know
ig a deal that is for young adults, and I will
It to fight to keep that Opportunity available for
nians.”
enrollment period differs with each insurance
(depending on “plan year anniversary” periods,
feral, enrollment of young adults would occur
:a thirty day window prior to the policy anniver-
bte after Sept. 23, 2010. Insurance companies
e to implement coverage early, as Regence Blue
Blue Shield of Oregon did. They implemented
:t without regard to plan year anniversaries on
,2010.
ma Baker, a high school senior taking classes at
imas Community College, expressed surprise and
lion that health care was under fire. She noted
e time you are in college and after graduation
very time you can’t afford any more expenses.
: finding housing and arranging transportation,
add health insurance premiums is inappropriate.
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Drugs line the walls at the Clackamas Mental Health Clinic in Oregon City. If the Affordable Care Act is
repealed, access to health and mental health care might change for young adults.
Derrick Hayes, 20, a basketball player and AAOT
student, summed up the Republican effort to repeal the
Affordable Care Act.
“(It’s) crazy. Why would you do that?” said Hayes.
Deputy Communication Director Courtney Warner
Crowell of Senator Merkley’s (D-Ore.) office struck a
similar note.
“Senator Merkley has been a strong supporter of
providing all Americans with quality, affordable health
care while reducing our deficit and creating new health
workforce jobs. That is what this law does and if it
comes before the Senate again, he will continue to sup
port it,” Crowell stated in an e-mail.
Ernesto Zamora, a 19-year-old student, thought he
might be eligible for health insurance on his parent’s
policy but had not looked into coverage. When asked
what would happen if he got sick, he said “Right now,
I’m not really sick.”
If you would like more information on the Affordable
Care Act, go to healthcare.gov.
Children of eligible military members were covered
by provisions similar to the Affordable Care Act effec
tive Jan. 1, 2011. The military insurance (TRICARE)
is presently preparing policies and procedures to enroll
eligible young adults. Additional information is avail
able at tricare.mil/tya.
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