Robert Wood Johnson Study: Large Numbers of Young People Will Not Be Pushed Out Of Insurance Market by Obamacare

Implications of Limited Age Ratings Bands Under the Affordable Care Act.  The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  March 2013.

RWJF addresses concerns about cost for young people under the ACA.

Key conclusion:  "Analysis shows that large majorities of young adults purchasing nongroup insurance today—as well as those expected to purchase such coverage when the ACA is fully implemented in 2014—will be shielded from the increases brought about by the tighter age rating rules. Expanded Medicaid eligibility and federal subsidies for purchasing coverage through state exchanges should help prevent large numbers being pushed out of the market, as some claim will happen."

Not mentioned in this analysis is the feature of ACA allowing covering of young people under their parent's policies.