U.S. employers expand health benefits coverage under reform

Around 18 months after passage of the national healthcare overhaul, employers in America say they are providing health benefits for growing numbers of people as they extend coverage to their workers'adult children, a new survey finds. The federal healthcare law allows young adults up to age 26 to stay on their parents' health plans. Many employers expect the ranks of their covered employees to grown an additional 2% on average in 2014 as other provisions of the law take effect that require companies to enroll full-time workers, the report found. To read the survey, go to www.mercer.com/press-releases/1421820.

Source:Los Angeles Times