The CDC estimated that 2020 recorded more than 93,000 drug overdose deaths — the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a one-year period and almost a 30 percent increase from 2019.
Enrollment for 2022 health insurance plans in the ACA marketplace began Nov. 1 and runs through Jan. 15. To get a plan that begins by Jan. 1, the deadline is Dec. 15.
The realities of the COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of and accelerated the deployment of technology by empowering health care consumers with more control over how they navigate decisions about their health and access to health care.