Cover the Uninsured Week Thursday Action

Write a Letter to the Editor

Families USA released its Texas portion of Americans at Risk: One in Three Uninsured report today.  Key findings from the report include:

• Over 43.9% – two out of five – Texans under the age of 65 went without health insurance for all or part of the two-year period 2007-2008.

• Most uninsured Texans are members of working families.

• Of the 9.3 million uninsured Texans, over three-quarters went without health coverage for six months or longer during this period.

Use our template to create a Letter to the Editor to educate your community about the uninsured population in Texas and the importance of national health care reform. Click here for the sample letter and tips on writing and submitting a letter to the editor.