Up To 43 Million Americans Could Lose Health Insurance Due To Coronavirus Related Job Loss
Researchers estimated how a 20% unemployment rate or higher – predicted by experts (opens in new tab) to hit in the coming months – could result in 25-43 million Americans losing their employer-based health insurance. As of 2019, roughly 49% of Americans (opens in new tab) received health insurance through their employer. The study also coincides with a new coronavirus survey (opens in new tab) by plan provider HealthInsurance, revealing how 68% of Americans don’t know their options if they were to lose coverage, leaving many to question what are the best health insurance companies (opens in new tab) to turn to in the event of enrolling in a new plan....