Insurers must offer such coverage even when children are not living with their parents, are attending college, are dependents for income-tax purposes or receive financial support from their parents, according to the report.
The provision, expected to extend coverage 1.2 million more people, will not go into effect until September, but many insurers have voluntarily agreed to implement it before then.
Read the New York Times’ report on insurance coverage.
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