GWB most certainly did not up the age of coverage to 25.
Prior to the ACA, nearly every employer-based coverage plan stopped dependent coverage at 19-years old or upon college graduation. Those that allowed older children would refuse dependent coverage if the children's employer offered health care, which meant that if you got a entry-level job out of high school at a company that offered insurance at any price, you couldn't use your parents' insurance.
After the ACA, every plan, employer-sponsored or exchange-based, must offer dependent care up until 26-years of age.
2.5 million <25-year olds gained health insurance in the first year after the expansion, which was before the mandate was in place.
The ACA gets credit for the expansion since it caused the expansion.
Prior to the ACA, nearly every employer-based coverage plan stopped dependent coverage at 19-years old or upon college graduation. Those that allowed older children would refuse dependent coverage if the children's employer offered health care, which meant that if you got a entry-level job out of high school at a company that offered insurance at any price, you couldn't use your parents' insurance.
After the ACA, every plan, employer-sponsored or exchange-based, must offer dependent care up until 26-years of age.
2.5 million <25-year olds gained health insurance in the first year after the expansion, which was before the mandate was in place.
The ACA gets credit for the expansion since it caused the expansion.