Jul 14, 2020

More than 5 million have lost health insurance and found no alternative, study finds

An ambulance sits in the emergency room bay of Lincoln Medical Center on April 16, 2020. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

Families USA says there are about 5.4 million people who have fallen between the cracks in the system. School districts weigh the safety and monetary costs and benefits of reopening. For people leaving prisons right now, reentry is especially hard.

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COVID & Unemployment

Millions of newly unemployed Americans have lost health insurance, study finds

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder

Jul 14, 2020

More than 5 million people who lost their jobs lost their health insurance and didn’t find an alternative.

An ambulance sits in the emergency room bay of Lincoln Medical Center on April 16, 2020.

David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

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Parenting in a Pandemic

School districts weigh health risks and costs of reopening in the fall

by Justin Ho

Jul 14, 2020

The LA Unified School District, the second-largest in the country, will go online-only in the fall.

The Los Angeles Unified School District, which is sticking with online classes come August, has over 600,000 students. Testing them for COVID-19 could cost $300 per student over the year.

Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

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COVID-19

Those released from prison find reentry much harder due to COVID-19

by Samantha Max

Jul 14, 2020

Finding a job, often a challenge for people who have been incarcerated, is even more difficult because of the pandemic.

A Project Return staff member counsels a former prison inmate in the organization's parking lot.

Photo courtesy Corey Richard/Project Return

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The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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