Letter: Losing insurance puts families at risk

According to a recent Families USA report, layoffs triggered by COVID-19 have created America’s greatest losses of health insurance coverage in its history — comprehensive health insurance has ended for 25,000 workers and their families in Utah.This number would have been even higher, but thankfully Utah (finally) fully expanded Medicaid just before the pandemic hit. After a successful ballot initiative and a year of legislative interference, Utah opened eligibility for those below 1