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Health Care for America Education Fund

Health Care for America Education Fund. Quality, affordable health care we can all count on. The HCAEF Mission. Help create a guarantee of quality and affordable health care for all through public education, policy research, grassroots organizing, and coalition-building.

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Health Care for America Education Fund

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  1. Health Care for America Education Fund Quality, affordable health care we can all count on.

  2. The HCAEF Mission Help create a guarantee of quality and affordable health care for all through public education, policy research, grassroots organizing, and coalition-building. * HCAEF is a 501c3 sponsored by the Tides Foundation and works closely with its 501c4 partner, Health Care for America Now.

  3. Why? • 45 million people without insurance • 20 million people underinsured • 20% of uninsured Americans: children • Rapidly increasing health care costs are straining families, businesses and government “Of all the forms of inequality, healthcare injustice is the most shocking and inhumane.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

  4. Children’s Defense Fund Action Council National Women’s Law Center National Education Association Campaign for Community Change National Council of La Raza Leadership Conference on Civil Rights USAction Working America Americans United for Change Campaign for America’s Future Center for American Progress Action Fund AFSCME SEIU ACORN UFCW MoveOn.org AFL-CIO HCAN Steering Committee ** Over 500 national, state, and local organizations signed on as supporters

  5. President-elect Barack Obama: "I am proud to join HCAN's efforts to tackle the tough challenges we face in reforming our nation's healthcare system." See our television ad showing Obama in his own words and our pledge to help him fix health care. Our Successes In Our First Few Months…171 policymakers signed on to statement of principles

  6. Our Successes In Our First Few Months… • Held unprecedented launch in July 2008: • Sent 5.2 million emails • Conducted press events in 53 cities • Garnered 96 million media impressions • In September, released report: “Insuring Health or Ensuring Profits?” • In September, produced and distributed documentary: “Diagnosis Now!”

  7. Our Successes In Our First Few Months… • Over 39,000 individuals joined online and have taken action • Two national call-in days in October generated over 5,000 calls to national, state and local policymakers • In September, conducted 340house parties with over 5,000 attending • In October, national day of public “Which Side Are You On?” had 34 events around the country

  8. Now What?The work has just begun. HCAEF will be doing the following over the next year: • Public Education on health care, health care reform, health disparities • Research on industry, policy, and disparities • Leadership Training at state and national levels • Coalition-building at state and national levels • Small business education and outreach

  9. The Urgency Now is the time. 2009 is the year to educate the public, encourage action, form a plan, and implement policy that will provide every individual access to quality, affordable health care.

  10. Join the Effort To learn more contact Shadia Garrison at sgarrison@healthcareforamericanow.org or 202-587-1656.

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