Don't you just love March Madness? College basketball, long lunches and office pools.
Hey, speaking of gambling, a new study from the admittedly left-leaning Commonwealth Fund reveals about 20 percent of the 43 million people who lost their jobs over the last couple of years found themselves without health insurance. That adds up to about 9 million more people wandering around out there without insurance – or nearly 60 percent of those who lost their coverage along with their job.
About a quarter of those who lost their coverage were able to find another source, according to the study, while another 14 percent extended their coverage through COBRA.
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