Pandemic Financially Imperils Nearly Half of American Households, Poll Finds
There are dividing lines when it comes to how families are weathering the pandemic: Those living in big cities, those making less than $100,000 a year, and Latino and Black families are faring worst.
Cynthia Maclin cannot get out of bed most days.
Chronic lung disease leaves her short of breath and ended her 45-year career as a medical administrator. COVID-19 cases are on the rise in her hometown of Chicago, and Maclin's already lost eight friends and family members to the virus, including the father of her two daughters. For the first time this month, she's also unable to pay rent.
So Maclin, 66, feels the crush of grief, loneliness, depression and financial stress — but she hasn't been able to see her doctors.
"I have not seen my pulmonary doctor to listen to my lungs, to check my oxygen levels," says Maclin. She hasn't seen her psychiatrist, or
