We’re crossposting this excellent piece from the Higher Ed Watch Blog by Maggie Severns, our colleague in the New America Foundation Education Policy program. She takes a look at the provision in the Affordable Care Act that will allow young adults to stay on their parents’ insurance plans until age 26 (see our posts here and here ), and what it could mean for college students and college health    .. more …

As the new health care reform laws take shape, however, it looks like school plans may find themselves squeezed to pay out more money in benefits or lower premiums, which could mean cheaper health care for students as early as next year. The only problem, of course, is that health insurance providers still have a say in how the new system shapes up — and they aren’t letting go of that other 70    .. more …