May 01, 2020
While initial claims for unemployment insurance have jumped by more than 30 million over the past six weeks, 88 percent of those who have been furloughed or had their hours or pay reduced are still covered by their employer’s health care plan.
According to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation poll:
Takeaway: While state shutdown orders to control the COVID pandemic have substantially reduced employment and hours of work, there has been very little impact to date on the number of Americans covered by employer-provided health care benefits.