How Americans without Insurance Can Continue With Medications Fulfillment during COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has adversely impacted employment levels all over the USA. The country witnessed the highest double-digit unemployment rate of 14.7% in April 2020 due to lockdowns and organizations reducing or shutting their operations temporarily.[1] While the Federal data on the impact of COVID-19 on health insurance will take some time to come up, an early look at the below data on coronavirus impacts will help you assess the impact of COVID-19 on health insurance on Americans. An estimated 5.4 million Americans have lost their health insurance during COVID-19 pandemic due to lost wages, which is way more than 3.9 million losing it during the Great Recession.[2] Michigan is among the earliest coronavirus hit states with the most number of coronavirus active cases and had to order stay-at-home orders earlier than most of the other states. Nine states and the District of Columbia have seen an increase of more than 30% in the number of uninsured persons from February 2020 to May 2020. Massachusetts has seen a 93% increase in the number of uninsured adults compared to the previous year, followed by Hawaii at 72 percent. People losing employer-sponsored insurances Twenty-one percent Americans are currently uninsured in the country.[3] Given that a majority of Americans get their health insurance through their employer, the numbers are shocking as the jobless find it harder to get affordable health insurance plans. With continued rise in the COVID-19 infection, coronavirus cases graph, coronavirus active cases and job losses, the number of Americans losing employer-sponsored jobs will continue to rise. As per an estimate by the Urban Institute, more than 10 million Americans are expected to lose employersponsored health insurance between April 2020 and December 2020. Many of the newly-employed have lost their health insurance along with their job. Buying insurance privately may eat up a sizeable part of your earning, and you may not be able to get it if you are currently without a job. Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic crisis, many states have seen a massive uptick in the number of uninsured persons due to the loss of employersponsored insurance benefits.
How Americans without Insurance Can Continue With Medications Fulfillment during COVID-19
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