Top Five Things You Can Do to Ensure Real Health Reform for Children

What Did You Do During Your Summer Vacation?

Summer Vacation Checklist 1. Went to the park. 2. Had a BBQ with the neighbors. 3. Went camping. Wouldn't you also like to add: 4. I did everything I could to ensure all children in America had the affordable, head-to-toe health coverage they deserved. There's still time!

Adding "I did everything I could to ensure all children in America had the affordable, head-to-toe health coverage they deserved" to your summer checklist is easy, and there couldn't be a more urgent time to do so! Your Members of Congress are back home in your state right now on a Congressional recess, and they need to hear from you about the need for real child health reform. Once they return to Capitol Hill in September, your Representative and Senators will be putting the finishing touches on health reform legislation, and we need to make sure that they speak up for children to ensure their needs are met.

Here are the top five things you can do to add this to your list:

1. Email your Representative and Senators.
2. Call your Members of Congress.
3. Attend an event where your Member of Congress will be present.
4. Encourage your friends and family to join you in doing all of the above. Use the "Share" link at the top of this page to email your friends and family and spread the word on Facebook and Twitter!
5. Help support CDF’s efforts to ensure health coverage for all children.

Health reform is taking shape in a way that could make millions of children worse off—rather than better off—while at the same time insurance companies and drug companies will profit. Millions of children could face higher costs for fewer benefits. For children to be better off, changes are needed to make it simple for children to enroll in comprehensive and affordable health coverage. Your Members of Congress can help make sure necessary changes for children are included in any final health reform bill.

Now is the time to get the message about children to your Members of Congress!