The COBRA Conundrum

Millions of Americans have recently lost their health insurance along with their jobs. What should be done to help them stay covered during this crisis? Guests: Mayra Jimenez Chris Holt, Director of Health Care Policy, American Action Forum Jon Gruber, Professor of Economics, MIT Jill Berk, Senior Researcher, Mathematica For more information about COBRA v ACA: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/04/23/the-cobra-conundrum To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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