"President Trump is probably now overseeing one of the biggest expansions in government health spending in one year ever," says one expert.

The average spending for an ACA enrollee is $2,445 "per unit of care," in the ER compared to only $844 for Medicaid enrollees.

Telehealth platforms are frantically adding doctors to their networks and adding staff to deal with the deluge of new patients.

Although those who lose their jobs qualify to enroll in health care plans through the ACA markets, many likely will not.

Increase in prices will account for 43 percent of the spending growth in the coming decade, while "use and intensity" will make up about a third.

Medical providers have been steadily increasing telemedicine offerings, but they're not prepared for the current surge in demand.

The prospect of a global pandemic has Democrats across the country calling for expanded public health care services.

"Project Gesundheit" could save the country $56 billion a year if successful in creating a vaccine for the common cold.