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.” Health Populi’s Hot Points: In the report’s discussion, KFF recognizes that this year’s study, the 22nd annual, was fielded in the unprecedented time of the coronavirus pandemic. Job losses in the publichealth crisis have resulted in millions of American workers and families losing health benefits.
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