Over 9 million Americans lost health insurance amid coronavirus pandemic, analysis finds via YahooFinance
The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on the U.S., wreaking both economic and health-related havoc on the American workforce.
He continued: “If we avoided that, if we made sure everybody was covered, everybody has access to health insurance regardless of their employment status, we wouldn’t be in this kind of predicament.” There are more than 750,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the U.S. and over 39,000 deaths. The number of hospitalizations brought about by the virus could lead to higher health care costs down the road.
Story continuesWhat to do if you’ve lost your health care coverageFor those who have lost their job because of coronavirus, they are eligible for a special enrollment period , which involves re-opening the Healthcare.gov enrollment site.Generally, people are only able to obtain health care coverage during open enrollment. However, getting laid off is considered a “qualifying event,” which means the person can sign up for health care coverage outside of open enrollment.
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