Share Editorial Independence We want to help you make more informed decisions. Some links on this page — clearly marked — may take you to a partner website and may result in us earning a referral commission. For more information, see Millions of Americans have lost employment in the months since the pandemic began, and many others have had insecure, partial, or sporadic work that didn’t cover their health care costs. Since health insurance is tied to employment for most people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, that has the potential to leave vast numbers with no insurance at all.