Cover the Uninsured Week Provides Opportunities for All Americans to Get Involved in Solving National Problem
Nearly 46 million Americans-including more than 8 million children-have no health insurance and gamble each day that they won’t get sick or injured, and the problem is getting worse. As health care costs continue to rise, every family’s health care coverage could be at risk. Chances are someone in most families either is or has been uninsured.
That’s why millions of Americans with diverse viewpoints are putting politics aside and taking action. Organizers of Cover the Uninsured Week-the largest campaign in history to focus attention on the need to secure health coverage for all Americans-are asking Americans from all walks of life to talk with their friends and neighbors and demand that our leaders make health coverage for all Americans their top priority. The campaign is also looking to ensure that people who are uninsured get enrolled if they are eligible for coverage programs.
“Too many Americans are living without access to health care-worrying every day that they will become injured or sick and bankrupt their...