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Shoring Up Health Insurance During COVID: Legislative Watch

Governing: It’s possible that as many as 12 million Americans might have lost health insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Economic Policy Institute, more than 6 million people have lost coverage provided by their employers. Job losses as well as job changes have contributed to this, and further trouble may be ahead if employers, suffering from revenue shortfalls, find they can no longer afford to cover premiums.

Medicaid has helped many of the unemployed regain coverage, a respite for them but a problem for states dealing with record budget deficits. An economic resurgence could help restore some balance, but it’s virtually impossible to predict how that will unfold.

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