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Coverage: Bringing the Voice of the Uninsured to the Conventions
The presidential nominating conventions are a place for voices to be heard, and the AMA wants to make sure our country's 47 million uninsured are among them. The AMA announced that it will blanket the convention cities of Denver and Minneapolis/St. Paul with outdoor advertising featuring doctors and uninsured patients as part of its Voice for the Uninsured campaign. American Medical Association President Nancy Nielsen, M.D said in a statement:
Far too many uninsured patients in the U.S. live in fear each day that they might get sick or injured, and when they do, they often don’t see the doctor until it’s too late. We encourage presidential candidates and other political leaders to engage in a debate about health care reform to help these uninsured patients in need.
Check out one of the ads below and our previous post on the campaign's efforts aimed toward Congress.
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Uninsured at 51, no job, and too young for Social Security
I'm 51 years old. I have been unemployed since June 2008. At my previous job, I had to take the buyout in Jan 07 to assist my dying sister. My health insurance ran out in Sep 07. I'm divorced and can't find a job primarily because of my age regardless of my experience. What about us? I can't get any benefits from my previous job until I'm 62, I don't qualify for aid because I'm living with my friend, and he works at my previous employment and makes too much money even though we aren't married. I need medical attention, but too scared to go not only hearing bad news, but because I will be charged, and I can't pay. What can I do?