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Cover America Tour - 114 days all over the country in an RV!

About Me

Anxious about paying for the health care you need? No wonder. Health care costs continue to climb, and most companies are requiring employees to pay a larger and larger share. Many of us worry that we won't be able to pay all our medical bills following a major illness or injury.

The Cover America Tour, sponsored by Consumer Reports Health, will roam the country this summer, putting faces on the flaws in our broken health care system. At every stop, we'll videotape Americans talking about the challenges they've experienced getting the affordable, high quality health care they need.

We want to make sure that politicians promoting solutions listen to your voice, not just the voices of the big money lobbyists representing the health care industry.

Visit CoverAmericaTour.org to follow the tour, check out videos about the people we're meeting, and tell us your own health care experience.

The journey to real health care reform starts with you!

Consumers Union (CU) is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization, whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers. CU publishes Consumer Reports and ConsumerReports.org in addition to two newsletters, Consumer Reports on Health and Consumer Reports Money Adviser with combined subscriptions of more than 7 million. Consumers Union also has more than 500,000 online activists who help work to change legislation and the marketplace in favor of the consumer interest. Since its founding in 1936, Consumers Union has never taken any advertising or freebies of any kind. For more about Consumers Union and Consumer Reports on Health, click here .

My Interests

Guaranteed health coverage for everyone from cradle to grave, regardless of health status or ability to pay. Coverage should include all necessary medical services and leave no one in fear of delayed or denied treatment. For more information, visit CoverAmericaTour.org .

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    We want to hear your personal experience with health care. Your story will help us understand the health care system better and help us promote common sense solutions to your real problems. Tell a friend about the Cover America Tour.
    The more people speaking out for health care reform, the louder our voices will be heard in Washington. Tell them to visit www.CoverAmericaTour.org. Come to one of our events in your area.
    We are crossing the USA from sea to sea. Check here to see our route and future stops.


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Meg Bohne (bottom right) is a Campaign Organizer who works on health care and prescription drug issues. A seasoned community activist, advocate and organizer, Meg has come to specialize in on-the-road campaigns. She is joined by Blake Hutson (upper right) whose background includes international development work in the South American country of Guyana. Images of the Tour are captured by Pauline Bartolone (upper left), a radio journalist who fell in love with multimedia and video at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. They can’t wait to Cover America!

The campaign and the big blue RV were illustrated by Amanda Frayer of Consumers Union's Austin office. The faces on the RV are the many faces of Americans all over the country who want to improve health care for themselves and their families.

We'll be interviewing hundreds of people, and we look forward to meeting you!

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I'd like to meet:

People who have a story about their health care or just interested in fixing the system. People like Amanda of Weiser, ID:

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To see more videos, click here!

My Blog

Health takes a hit with economic stress

With money and the economy the top stressors for most Americans, a recent survey released by the American Psychological Association also found "more than half of Americans report irritability or anger...
Posted by Consumers Union on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:15:00 PST

92 videos and 17,620 miles later

We've gathered a big pile of big rocks ­ ammunition for the fight for health care reform." Read the wrap-up:http://www.coveramericatour.org/2008/09/end_of_the_b eginning.html...
Posted by Consumers Union on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:29:00 PST

Some good ink on Cover America Tour

From the The Washington Times 9/17/08: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/17/on-the-road- to-health-care/"The biggest thing that has struck us is people are going to such extreme lengths to g...
Posted by Consumers Union on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:24:00 PST

Health care debt is hurting Americans

From The Journal Gazette: About $45 billion in out-of-pocket health care costs is paid by credit card, according to a 2007 report by McKinsey & Co., a management consulting firm. That accounts for abo...
Posted by Consumers Union on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:41:00 PST

Flesh and Stone mentions Cover America Tour

The Cover America Tour was mentioned on Flesh and Stone, a health and science news website that featured health care reform campaigns across the country.The high cost of health care is causing a real ...
Posted by Consumers Union on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:23:00 PST

Postcard from the Road: Yellowstone National Park

I couldn't resist sharing this pic from the road. The Cover America Tour has seen some amazing sights while we learn about your health care, like this one:http://flickr.com/photos/consumersunionoftheu...
Posted by Consumers Union on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:45:00 PST

Upload your pic, get a free tee-shirt

The first 500 responses will receive a free Cover America Tour tee-shirt in the mail!Upload your pic to our flickr group, and tell us why you want health care reform. The first 500 responses will rece...
Posted by Consumers Union on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:53:00 PST

Meet us in Austin, TX

Make sure Austin isn't forgotten by our nation's leaders  especially when it comes to your health care!Join the Cover America Tour from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., next Thursday, July 17, at the People's Com...
Posted by Consumers Union on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:38:00 PST

Where were you on the 4th of July?

The Cover America Tour was speaking out for quality, affordable health care in Aiken, SC on our nation's independence day. We met with several people who have suffered from hospital infections and med...
Posted by Consumers Union on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:28:00 PST

Cover America Tour rolling into Nashville tomorrow

The Cover America Tour will hit Nashville Thursday, June 26th at 11:30 am to videotape YOU telling us about your health care experiences. Then we cross the rest of the state!Tell us your story right n...
Posted by Consumers Union on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:41:00 PST