Young Adults’ Use of Preventive Services Up Slightly Since ACA Took Effect, Study Finds

Researchers from UC-San Francisco found that the number of young adults using preventive care services rose slightly after an Affordable Care Act provision allowing them to stay on their parents' health insurance took effect. The study, which was published in JAMA Pediatrics, found a 3% increase in routine checkups and a 5% increase in annual dental visits between 2009 and 2011.

• "With Obamacare, More Millennials Are Going to the Doctor, Sort Of" (Singh, "Shots," NPR, 10/28).