CoverTheUninsuredWeek.org works to implement health care policy changes in the US.
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Cover the Uninsured Week
Description
Nearly 46 million Americans, including more than 8 million children, are living without health insurance - forced to gamble every day that they won't get sick or injured. That's a risk no one should have to take. Uninsured Americans live sicker and die younger than those with health insurance. Just one serious illness or injury can wipe out an uninsured family's bank account, and the problem is getting worse.
That's why the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and some of the most influential organizations in the country again organized Cover the Uninsured Week. This year's effort mobilized thousands of individuals and organizations from many sectors of society to plan activities to tell Congress that health care coverage must be their top priority.
Cover the Uninsured Week 2006 created a groundswell of activities in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, including press conferences, health and enrollment fairs, seminars for small businesses, campus activities, business leader summits, interfaith outreach, and more. These activities were designed to mobilize a diverse mix of business owners, union members, educators, students, patients, hospital staff, physicians, nurses, faith leaders and their congregants, and many others at thousands of events across the country.
Contact
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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- Princeton NJ
- United States 08543-2316
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- +1.2025851145
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