A hard-fought provision of the Affordable Care Act allows young adults to stay on their family’s health insurance plan until age 26. But after that, those without employer-sponsored insurance face a series of complicated decisions, including whether to shop through a health insurance exchange, apply for Medicaid or take the risk and remain uninsured.
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