Created by some of the most effective, most respected organizations on the issues related to this series, these resources can help guide discussions at your screening event.
A Roadmap to Health Insurance for All: Principles for Reform
This report, prepared for The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System, explores the different options and how elected officials can not only increase coverage for the uninsured, but also improve quality and efficiency and gain control over spiraling health care costs.
The Uninsured: A Primer (PDF)
This report from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured presents basic information about the uninsured--who they are and why they do not have health coverage. It also explores the difference that health insurance makes in people's lives, provides a summary of how and why the number of uninsured is growing, and discusses currently proposed solutions. (October 2007)
Here is information specifically designed for grassroots organizers on issues related to this video and related series.
The Uninsured: A Primer (PDF)
This report profiles the 45.5 million Americans under age 65 without health insurance. It reviews how they receive and pay for medical care, explains why the number of uninsured individuals has changed recently, and describes options for expanding coverage. (January 2006)
From some of the nation's most respected research and advocacy organizations, on the issues related to this video and related series.
The Human Right to Health Care (PDF)
A report from the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative outlining provisions in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that support the human right to healthcare for all.
The Uninsured and Their Access to Health Care (PDF)
The fact sheet, from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, states that while the majority of Americans (62%) under the age of 65 receive health insurance coverage through their employers and almost all the elderly are covered through Medicare, 44.7 million nonelderly Americans lacked health insurance in 2003. Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) play an important role in covering millions of nonelderly low-income people, especially children.
Wrong Direction: One Out of Three Americans Are Uninsured (PDF)
This report presents new data showing that 89.6 million Americans were uninsured for some portion of 2006-2007, an increase of 17 million from the 1999-2000 period. It provides a detailed analysis of who these uninsured people are, where they live, how long they have been without coverage, and their demographic characteristics. (September 2007)
Links to organizations and more publications on issues related to this video and related series.
The Uninsured: Families USA Publications
Comprehensive list of a range of PDF documents about the uninsured.
What Happens When Public Coverage Is No Longer Available?
In the face of prolonged budge difficulties, a number of states have cut eligibility or are considering such cuts in public coverage. What Happens When Public Coverage Is No Longer Available? concludes that no more than 9 percent of low-income adults would have access to an alternative source of insurance in the absence of public coverage. (January 2006)
Women and Health Coverage: The Affordability Gap
Although men and women have some similar challenges with regard to health insurance, women face unique barriers to becoming insured. Women and Health Coverage: The Affordability Gap describes these obstacles and stresses the importance of addressing these disparities in health policy proposals. (April 2007)
