If they don't repeal Obamacare by July of this year, they'll never repeal Obamacare

[jmowreader]

Which goes without saying because the guy who signed Obamacare into law will still be president in July, but set that aside for a second.

In August, millions of American families - around 17 million - will participate in the American ritual called Sending Their Child Off To College. And for a very long time, part of this ritual involved paying out the nose for a healthcare policy for their student. By allowing parents to keep their kids on their healthcare policies until they turn 26, this part gets to go away.

Put twenty or thirty Koch-paid talking heads screaming about how Obamacare Will Destroy America against seventeen million people whose college costs just went down by the $2500 per year one of these Student Policies cost and see what you get.

[CFLDem]

1. I don't think most people pay attention to that policy.

It's just that it melds in with the various extortionate fees schools charge nowadays.

[brucefan]

2. What policy?

Keeping your kid on your policy till age 26?think again.

[CFLDem]

5. No, the student policy the college provides.

For me it was something the college automatically enrolled every student in.

All it was was another line item under 'fees'.

[Maraya1969]

3. I would think the ones with kids in college right now would be making use of that provision.

[wilt the stilt]

4. sorry

this is not even a consideration. I sent me kids to school. They are still my dependents. I kept them on my policy and would still keep them on without the ACA.

[Walk away]

6. Even the Puke have gone along with this part of the bill...

It's the Exchange and tax credits and fines for not insuring yourself they want to get rid of. If they take that down the entire country is basically screwed.

[BeeBee]

7. Kids have been able to stay on their parents' policies for several years now.

This is not just kicking in now.

[jeff47]

8. Few errors with this.

First, generally dependants could remain on the old policies as long as they were enrolled in college.

Second, the "stay on your parents plan until 26" part went into effect in 2010.

[ananda]

9. They'll treat it like choice rights ..

.. just chip away at it till it's next to nothing.

Many states are already doing that anyway.