Segments From This Episode

• Nearly half of Americans would have trouble paying an unexpected $250 expense

  by Rose Conlon

  

  The latest Marketplace-Edison Research Poll shows the precarity of Americans’ finances during the pandemic.

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• Mothers overwhelmingly supervise remote learning, poll finds

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  It’s the latest example of how the pandemic is exacerbating inequality.

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• How losing a job can make the pandemic worse

  by Andy Uhler

  

  For most Americans, losing work means losing health insurance. And the uninsured are 75% less likely to see a doctor if they need to, one expert says.

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• For seniors on Medicare, there are new offerings that may be appealing during COVID-19

  by Erika Beras

  

  Some supplemental plans offer benefits that are related to health care, like access to meal delivery services or transportation to medical appointments.

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• Here’s why some are too optimistic about the pandemic

  by Scott Tong

  

  Behavioral economics helps explains why we’re prone to letting our guard down.

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• How much do you trust government data? It depends on your politics

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  According to the latest Marketplace-Edison Research Poll, Biden supporters are less likely than Trump supporters to believe economic data from the federal government.

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• Coronavirus is driving people to one family farm

  by Andie Corban

  

  “I guess, thanks in large part to COVID, we had a lot of people looking for outdoor picking and being outside at farms,” says Red Apple Farm owner Al Rose.

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