Taken together, the components of the coronavirus bill represent the biggest expansion of federal help for health insurance since the Obama-era Affordable Care Act more than 10 years ago.

There was the retired police officer who was an usher and deacon at her church. A friend's brother who was a restaurant cook. A close friend who was a nurse caring for virus patients in Atlanta. A cousin who came home from the hospital after 12 days thinking she was getting better, but didn't. An artist and drummer for an African dance company.

The strike started after negotiations with Dallas-based Tenet, which owns the hospital, broke down.

As the number of Medicare Advantage enrollees explodes, the number of individuals enrolled in traditional Medicare has not significantly decreased.