From AOL:
The massive job losses during the Great Recession not only hit Americans’ bank accounts, but also — in some cases — their health. A new report by the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation that backs health-policy research, estimates that 9 million adults lost their health insurance in the last two years.
In the U.S., the loss of a job also often comes with the loss of health insurance. According to the Commonwealth Fund survey, nearly a quarter (24%) of working-age adults — an estimated 43 million — had either lost their job or dealt with their spouse losing their job within the past two years. Of those who lost a job with health benefits, a majority (57%) also became uninsured.
“This survey tells a story of millions of Americans who lost their jobs during the recession, lost their health benefits too, and had essentially no place to turn for affordable health care coverage — putting their health and financial security at risk,” Commonwealth Fund president Karen Davis said in a statement…
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