Photo: #In this 2012 file photo, Samantha Ames, 25, of Washington, plays with her French bulldog, Harvey, at her home. In April 2011, she tripped over her mini bulldog and badly injured her left ankle. Ultimately she needed surgery that cost her insurer $30,000. But she considers herself lucky. Only a few months before her accident, Ames had been able to get back on her parents' insurance, thanks to a provision of the health care law that lets young adults keep that coverage until they turn 26. Nationally an estimated 2.5 million young people have gotten insurance as a result.

In this 2012 file photo, Samantha Ames, 25, of Washington, plays with her French bulldog, Harvey, at her home. In April 2011, she tripped over her mini bulldog and badly injured her left ankle. Ultimately she needed surgery that cost her insurer $30,000. But she considers herself lucky. Only a few months before her accident, Ames had been able to get back on her parents' insurance, thanks to a provision of the health care law that lets young adults keep that coverage until they turn 26. Nationally an estimated 2.5 million young people have gotten insurance as a result. (Jacquelyn Martin/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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As health care exchanges roll out Oct. 1, the Obama Administration is on a mission to convince young people to buy health insurance.

In a recent poll by Commonwealth Fund, a supporter of healthcare reform, young adults have already been taking advantage of one of the law's provisions that allows people to stay on their parents' health insurance until age 26.

From NBC News:

"Public opinion polls found a partisan divide ... but Republicans and Democrats both took advantage of the young adult provisions," says Commonwealth vice president Sara Collins, who led the study. "In fact, more Republicans than Democrats did."

They found that by last March, 63 percent of young adults identifying as Republicans had enrolled in a parent's health plan in the last 12 months, compared to 45 percent of those who considered themselves Democrats. About 26 percent of the 1,800 adults surveyed said they were Republicans, 28 percent said they were Democrats and the rest either said they were independent, some other party, or did not say...

Overall, 15 million 19-to-25-year-olds, or about half of all Americans this age, are on their parents' health plan, the report says.

For the Obama administration, convincing young people to enroll could be a deal breaker for the success of the law.

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