Until COVID-19 hit, Cheryl Amofah, her husband and 19-year-old son relied for health insurance on her job serving food at the Atlanta airport. But when airport traffic plummeted as the coronavirus spread, she was furloughed. Weeks later, with the business still closed, it canceled her insurance. “It was shocking,†she said. “It was during a pandemic. I mean we could get sick at any time and my whole family was depending on my insurance for health concerns. And I have asthma.â€
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