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This year's Cover the Uninsured Week, March 22-28, featured more than 1,350 events around the country! Visit the Newsroom to stay up-to-date on health reform.

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.

How You Can Help

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.

SIX MILLION MORE WORKING PEOPLE ARE UNINSURED THAN IN 1994

See a state-by-state interactive graphic of health care changes since the last significant health reform effort.

REPORT: INSURANCE COSTS OUTPACING INCOME

Over the last decade, wages rose 10 percent while the average cost of an individual policy increased 61 percent and an employee's average contribution increased 79 percent. Read the synopsis and download the full report.

Let's Get America Covered!
October 1, 2008
Forty-six million Americans, including more than 9 million children, are living without health care coverage. Each year, more and more hard-working families join the ranks of the uninsured. The time for change is now and you can help.
Study Shows More People Go Without Health Coverage As Insurance Costs Outpace Income Eight-Fold
March 24, 2009
With Congress and the Obama administration discussing how to reform the nation’s health care system, a new report looks at what has happened since the last significant reform effort ended in 1994 without any comprehensive congressional action. The analysis from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) documents the deteriorating scenario unfolding since then.

Statement on IOM Report on Consequences of Not Having Health Insurance
February 24, 2009
"This IOM report shows that the evidence on the consequences of being uninsured is stronger than ever. People without insurance do not get the care they need, and too many people live sicker and die sooner as a result," says RWJF President and CEO Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A.
Statement on Signing of CHIP Legislation
February 4, 2009
RWJF President Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., says the signing of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) "extends a vital safety net for millions of hard-working parents who either aren't offered insurance for their kids through their jobs, or can't afford the coverage that is offered."
New Survey Shows Making Health Care More Affordable is a Top Concern of Small Business Owners
December 3, 2008
Making health care more affordable is a top concern of small business owners, who say that health care costs are the primary issue confronting their businesses.