As the weeks go by during the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic and financial ramifications of the novel coronavirus continue to stack up.
A total of 26 million Americans have filed for unemployment, which also puts many workers’ health insurance in limbo. Many people with chronic health conditions who lost their job are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19.
As a result, they’re not able to afford their medications and must make difficult — and potentially harmful — decisions about whether or not to take their medications. “I haven’t been able to buy [my medications] at all,” said Mighty community member Allison H. “I’ve cut my dose in half trying to make it last but my symptoms are getting worse.
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