With the latest award, the SEC topped its previous record: a $39 million bounty issued in 2018.

Despite the savings, however, even the rosiest prediction would include just an 8% drop in the uninsured rate.

As a third-party administrator for the health plans of many labor unions and essential workers in the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak – the New York tri-state metro area – we have a unique view of the impact of COVID-19 on these groups.