Cover the Uninsured Week, an effort to draw attention to the 46 million Americans without health coverage, will be held May 1-7, 2006, with events expected across the country, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The weeklong event will include health and enrollment fairs, seminars for small businesses, campus activities, business leader summits, and interfaith outreach. Forums held in Washington , D.C. , and around the nation will feature business leaders talking about how rising health care costs are affecting their business, their ability to provide health insurance for employees, and the need for national solutions.
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Download NowIn 2005, more than 2,200 events were held during Cover the Uninsured Week, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Organizations sponsoring Cover the Uninsured Week include the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, AFL-CIO, Healthcare Leadership Council, AARP, United Way of America, American Medical Association, National Medical Association, American Nurses Association, Families USA, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, America's Health Insurance Plans, American Hospital Association, Federation of American Hospitals, Catholic Health Association of the United States, Service Employees International Union, The California Endowment, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
For more information, visit www.CoverTheUninsuredWeek.org .