Will 20- and 30-Somethings Be Hardest Hit by Obamacare?
When she graduated from college, Allyson Raymond, 24, of Oakland, California, decided not to join her parents’ health insurance plan because the monthly cost was simply beyond what she could afford on her salary. “I went without any health insurance for several months, attending free clinics and such, but with my biking commute, working around children, and a scary string of random acts of violence, I started becoming concerned that something would happen to me and I wouldn’t be able to afford the medical bills,” explains Raymond.