Extended healthcare for young adults passes in Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia Inquirer, May 13, 2009

The Pennsylvania House has approved a bill that would extend health insurance coverage to dependent children up to the age of 30. The legislation, which passed the Senate unanimously in March, would allow adult children to be covered under their parents' insurance plan.

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