This week marks the seventh annual Cover the Uninsured Week, a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which aims to shine a spotlight on the nearly 50 million Americans who live without government or private health insurance of any kind.
This week, health care industry members, local and national legislators, as well as representatives from organizations as diverse as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the AFL-CIO, the AARP, and many others, will hold summits and meetings around the country to discuss issues related to the uninsured, as well as to put forth proposals for solutions to our developing health care crisis.
Of course, this year the Week is all the more poignant given the Obama administration's stated goal of reforming health care and the health insurance industry. An important reform is already in place, with the signing earlier this year of the S-CHIP legislation, which provided insurance to millions of previously uninsured children.
The focus of the organizers is now shifting towards insuring whole families, not just children, as well as young adults who may be foregoing insurance coverage because of financial reasons.
During the 2008 Cover the Uninsured Week, organizers put together over 800 events that offered insurance enrollment to eligible families. The stated goal of this year's Week is to provide even more opportunities for individuals to learn more about insurance options available to them, and to make enrollment simple and inexpensive for those who qualify.
To learn more about Cover the Uninsured Week, and to find out about events taking place in your area, visit
http://www.covertheuninsured.org
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