FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

October 28, 2013

Contact: Colin Seeberger, colin.seeberger@younginvincibles.org, 214-223-2913

Statement on HHS Report Finding Half of Single Young Adults Could Get Coverage for $50 or Less

Report Follows Multiple Studies Showing Cost Has Been the Greatest Inhibitor to Reducing Young Adults Uninsurance Rates

[WASHINGTON]—Today, the Department of Health & Human Services released a report finding that nearly half of uninsured single young adults may be eligible for health care coverage for less than $50 per month on the 34 Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Marketplaces.

Aaron Smith, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Young Invincibles, released the following statement on the report:

“This important report shows that millions of uninsured single young adults now have access to decent health care coverage at a price they can afford. Young people across the country have told us they value and need coverage, but that they previously hadn’t been able to afford it. The Affordable Care Act provides great value for young adults, and it is more important than ever that we get out the facts about how the law and particularly the new marketplaces will work for our generation.”

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Young Invincibles is a national organization committed to amplifying the voices of young adults, ages 18 to 34, and expanding economic opportunity for our generation. Young Invincibles ensures that young adults are represented in today’s most pressing societal debates through cutting-edge policy research and analysis, and innovative campaigns designed to educate, inform and mobilize our generation to change the status quo.