Find Elected Officials Enter ZIP Code: or Search by State Contact The Media Enter ZIP Code: or Search by State President of US US Senate US House of Reps Governor of OH Ohio General Assembly UFCW for Healthcare Cover the Uninsured Coalition on Human   Needs Family USA National Coalition on   Health Care

Today, 45 million Americans have no coverage, 40 million more have inadequate coverage and about 3,000 people lose health insurance coverage every day. The overwhelming majority of the uninsured and the under-insured are young working families----moms and dads who get up and go to work every day, working for low wages and no benefits.

Every day these families have to make a choice between food on the table or health care protection. Between school clothes---and a medical exam. Between staying alive today----or keeping their health for a lifetime. Today's working families face the risk of poverty, poor health and economic insecurity as a permanent condition of life. Behind half of the nation's 1.5 million bankruptcy filings, a serious medical problem is a contributing factor.

UFCW members have been on the front line fighting to keep health care costs from bankrupting American families. But the fight gets harder every day. Virtually every labor dispute in the U.S. is about benefits. Failing to reform the health care system promises more strikes and more worksite disruptions for U.S. employers.