Over 25 million Americans at risk of losing health care as coronavirus pandemic rages: "It's been real hard for me"

"We're seeing an unprecedented loss in jobs, and what's going to come along with that, is unfortunately the loss of health insurance as well," Kaiser Executive Vice President Larry Levitt told CBS News' Michelle Miller.

He said the loss of health insurance is "particularly risky" during a pandemic, when people are at a heightened risk of "getting infected and potentially severely ill.".

"People who don't have health insurance hesitate to seek medical attention, worrying about the big medical bills they may face," Levitt said.

The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that four out of five Americans who, like Watts, lost their employer health insurance, are eligible for help through the Affordable Care Act or Medicaid, but many do not know about it. .

In Rodney Watts' case, the loss of one job and one person's health benefits puts an entire family at risk.

I got to go find work, I got to get my health coverage," Watts said