Tens of millions of adults didn't have health insurance before the coronavirus pandemic. With widespread layoffs, that number is increasing. 'Having COVID-19 is scary enough without worrying that you’ll be bankrupted by medical bills.'
Typically health insurance is tied to employment — which makes being laid off in the midst of a pandemic all the more difficult. But 18.2 million Americans would have had difficulty affording medical care if they contracted a severe case of COVID-19, even if they weren’t laid off from their jobs.
Also see: Lost your job and health insurance due to coronavirus? Here’s how to get coverage before time runs out “ Between May 21 and May 26, 20.5 million U.S. adults were uninsured, 15.5 million of whom were also unemployed. ” Most recently, the U.S. Census Bureau found that between May 21 and May 26, 20.5 million U.S. adults were uninsured, 15.5 million of whom were also unemployed. In 2018, some 27.5 million Americans did not have health insurance at any point during the year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual report on health insurance coverage. A year prior, 25.6 million were uninsured.
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