Monday, April 7, 2008

Slacker Mandate Advances in Kentucky

By Marc Kilmer

Categories: Individual Mandates, Kentucky

The Kentucky General Assembly has approved legislation that will add the state to the growing list of states that require insurance companies to cover adult "children" on parents' insurance. Under the legislation, if the parents want to pay extra, insurance companies will be forced to cover "kids" up to 25 years old. The bill awaits the Governor's signature.

Adding mandates on health care companies only makes it more expensive for these companies to offer policies. I guess Kentucky politicians are not aware of the problems of only considering the seen and ignoring the unseen.