Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, young adults can stay on their parents' health insurance plans (employer-sponsored or individually) up to the age of 26, but this extension does not take effect until September 23 for employer-sponsored plans.

UnitedHealthcare recently announced that it will be extending the health coverage that graduating college students have under their parents' plans until the new health reform provision takes effect, months ahead of when they are required to do so.

UnitedHealthcare wants students to have a secure future, so because of that they have been working with employers to ensure that young adults have the health coverage available to them now, ahead of the required time.

What are your thoughts? Will this move by UnitedHealthcare expose employers to tax liability if the young adults are not full-time students and hence not tax qualified? Do share your thoughts.