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Every 24 minutes, someone in America dies because they were uninsured and could not get the care they needed. Now is the time for our nation's leaders to work together to find solutions to cover the uninsured.
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The Issue
Forty-six million Americans, including more than 9 million children, are uninsured. More than 8 out of 10 are in working families. Living without health insurance is a risk no one should have to take.
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It's Cover the Uninsured Week!
March 14-20 is Cover the Uninsured Week! Visit "How to Help" to plan events and activities!
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'THE COST OF FAILURE TO ENACT HEALTH REFORM'
Without reform, the number of uninsured Americans could grow by 10 million people in just five years, and government health care spending could more than double by 2020.
Read more...March 14-20 is Cover the Uninsured Week. We invite you to plan events and activities this week and throughout the year to raise awareness of and call for solutions for the 46 million Americans, including 9 million children, living without health insurance. Visit "How to Help" to learn more.
As meaningful health reform draws closer to a reality, you can access the most up-to-date research, data and commentary at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s HealthReform.org Web site. The site even offers a blog where experts weigh in on the leading issues of the day. Or, for up-to-date legislative analysis, check out the Kaiser Family Foundation’s health reform resources page.
- March 17, 2010
The two recessions that Americans have weathered in the first decade of the 21st century have taken a tremendous toll on people's ability to afford health insurance – and employers' capacity to offer it. A new report from the nonpartisan Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), documents that while the situation has been tough for everyone, it's America’s middle class that has been hardest hit.
- March 15, 2010
Without significant reform to the current health care system, the number of uninsured Americans could grow by 10 million people in just five years, and spending on government health care programs for the poor could more than double by 2020, according to a new report released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
- March 10, 2010
Regardless of the outcome of national health reform, a number of states are contemplating creating a health insurance exchange as a way to improve the individual and small group markets. A new report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded State Coverage Initiatives (SCI) provides an overview of the potential role of a health insurance exchange, state-specific issues that should be considered before establishing an exchange, and the different ways in which an exchange might be structured and operated.
- March 10, 2010
The positive feedback on Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) from parents whose children were enrolled—and the strong desire of almost all parents of uninsured children to enroll their children—attest to the success that states have had in publicizing their public health insurance programs and addressing prevalent concerns associated with them. However, the administrative barriers faced by parents often serve as a deterrent to enrollment and renewal.
- March 3, 2010
While national health reform continues to be debated in Washington, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation national program is helping states continue to move forward in helping families fully utilize existing federal programs that provide health coverage to children and youth. These eight reports identify opportunities and challenges for improving enrollment of children in Medicaid and CHIP.
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