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Find an authoritative article, fact sheet, or summary discussing the projected cost of the COVID 19 crisis, particularly to the US healthcare system. Post your article. Respond to questions with short answers, not lengthy discussion 1. Describe your sense of the projected cost to the U.S. heathcare system cost includes dollars, resources personnel) 2. Once the crisis subsides, name two policy first steps you believe we important for the government to enact to preserve and rebuild our healthcare system.

Answer 1

A​​​​​​​RTICLE AS POSTED FROM website hrw.org

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) project that between 2.4 and 21 million people in the US who contract COVID-19 will need hospitalization, with a significant number of those patients requiring intensive care. Experts estimate that the cost of COVID-19 hospitalization could be over $20,000 per person. For Americans with private insurance, that could translate to $1,300 or more in out-of-pocket costs in the form of deductibles and coinsurance payments.

Uninsured Americans could be billed directly for hospitalization at rates even higher than those with insurance. Low-income Americans face a double burden. They tend to have higher rates of pre-existing chronic health conditions that make them more vulnerable to serious cases of COVID-19 and the associated medical costs.

While older Americans are insured under Medicare, 28 million non-elderly Americans are uninsured. That number has grown for the first time in a decade as the current administration has tried to undo the Affordable Healthcare Act. People of color and children have been particularly affected by the falling numbers with insurance coverage. In addition, nearly one out of every three people in the US is underinsured, meaning they have insurance but it carries high deductibles, co-pays, and other out-of-pocket expenses. People with these high-cost plans are often low-wage workers, making it even more difficult for them to afford health care.

The growing number of people in the US without adequate coverage has meant that more and more families are struggling to pay their medical bills. A recent study found that more than 137 million Americans are facing financial hardship because of their medical bills, and that medical issues contribute to two-thirds of bankruptcies.

1. As the cost of course COVID-19 testing is high majority people cannot afford it due unpaid leave and high cost medical treatment. People avoids seeking medical treatment and makes the crisis even worse.

2. National straegy for pandemic plan.