U.S. Risk Brokers  Young Adults and Obamacare? 

What will uninsured young adults be doing when state exchanges created under “Obamacare” open on Oct. 1?

“Contrary to commonly held beliefs, young adults do want affordable health coverage,” said Dr. David Blumenthal, president of the nonpartisan Commonwealth Fund. The group’s study dispels the notion that young adults don’t think they need coverage because they feel invincible, said lead author Sara Collins.

That optimistic conclusion comes from what young adults do when offered an opportunity to buy health insurance through their jobs. In such cases, 67 percent took the coverage.For those who declined, the chief reasons were that they were covered by a family member (54 percent) or couldn't afford the premiums (22 percent). Only 5 percent turned down coverage because they felt they were unlikely to need much medical care.

Any thoughts?

Find out more at (cited from): http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2013/08/23/302661.htm