Nearly 200,000 Illinoisans May Have Lost Health Insurance Due To COVID-19

By Daniel Tucker
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A healthcare worker directs visitors at a free COVID-19 testing site at Minute Maid Park Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in Houston. David J. Phillip / AP Photo
Virus Outbreak Texas
A healthcare worker directs visitors at a free COVID-19 testing site at Minute Maid Park Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in Houston. David J. Phillip / AP Photo

Nearly 200,000 Illinoisans May Have Lost Health Insurance Due To COVID-19

By Daniel Tucker
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As Illinoisans lost jobs during the COVID-19 recession, they also lost healthcare. Reset discusses the impact on individuals and families.

GUESTS: Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune healthcare reporter

Haley Leibovitz, worker who lost job and health insurance during COVID-19