New Report on Children's Health Care

I thought thought you'd be interested in a new report that the Campaign
for Children's Health Care (of which we're a member) released today.
The report is called NO SHELTER FROM THE STORM: AMERICA'S UNINSURED
CHILDREN, and it lays out in stark detail the magnitude of the crisis
of uninsured children in America.

VIEW THE REPORT HERE

Among the findings:

* There were more than 9 MILLION UNINSURED CHILDREN IN AMERICA, ages
0-18--in other words, ONE OUT OF EVERY NINE CHILDREN is uninsured.

* The five states with the largest number of uninsured children are
CALIFORNIA (1,368,999), TEXAS (1,366,638), FLORIDA (718,603), NEW YORK
(441,434), and ILLINOIS (376,332).

editor...

Is it just "coincidence" that these states top the list of states of
residence of illegal aliens? Do you really think America's middle
class can afford to be Medicaid For Mexico?
I am willing to say it. If you want to cut the number of kids
without health insurance in America, close down the joke borders, end
the visa overstaying as routine, and deport illegal aliens en masse.
Don't ask America's middle class to be Medicaid For Mexico.

* The five states with the highest rates of uninsured children are
TEXAS (20.4%), FLORIDA (17.0%), NEW MEXICO (16.7%), NEVADA (16.4%), and
MONTANA (16.2%)

* The majority of uninsured children--88.3%--come from families where
AT LEAST ONE PARENT WORKS.

* Hispanic and black, non-Hispanic children are DISPROPORTIONATELY
REPRESENTED AMONG THE RANKS OF THE UNINSURED. More than 22% of Hispanic
children and about 13% of black, non-Hispanic children are uninsured,
compared to 7.5% of white, non-Hispanic children.

* More than half of all uninsured children live in two-parent families.

* In more than half of all two-parent families with uninsured children,
both parents work.

VIEW THE REPORT HERE

These and other facts included in the report lay out in stark detail
the magnitude of the crisis we face. I hope you'll read (or at least
skim!) the report so that, when the time comes to take the fight to
Capitol Hill, you'll be armed with the facts to make the case for bold
action.

Luis Hestres
eAdvocacy Coordinator
Campaign for Children's Health Care

PS--if you haven't already, remember to sign the petition!