Stories of the uninsured
Read the tragic stories of real families and individuals struggling to survive without health insurance.
Toya's problem is that her parents can't afford health insurance. Read Toya's story
Louise's problem is that her new insurance plan has eliminated her choices. Read Louise's story
Steve's problem is that he has a pre-existing condition and no health insurance. Read Steve's story
The AMA proposal
The AMA is committed to expanding coverage and choices for all Americans. See how we intend to benefit patients everywhere and drive positive change in our health care system.
- Read or Download the proposal overview (PDF, 59KB)
- Read the in-depth proposal
Health Care Briefing on the Uninsured
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U.S. News National Issues Briefing, in association with the American
Medical Association, examines the reasons why health insurance coverage
has become less stable for millions of Americans.
Watch
the video
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Voices of the Uninsured
Listen to musicians share their personal stories about
the perils of living and working without health insurance.
Access their stories
Campaign Materials
The AMA has an fully-integrated marketing campaign to
spread the word about this critically important issue.
See the AMA’s full marketing campaign
Latest news
- Sep. 18, 2008
- – AMA, bipartisan members of Congress commit to action to cover all Americans next year.
- Aug. 26, 2008
- – High number of uninsured hits home for many Americans.
- Aug. 19, 2008
- – AMA urges action to cover the uninsured through ads at presidential conventions.
- Jun. 16, 2008
- – AMA reinforces commitment to cover the uninsured at the Annual Meeting.
- Jun. 12, 2008
- – AMA brings Voice for the Uninsured campaign to Chicago.
- Feb. 21, 2008
- – Physicians campaign to cover America's uninsured.
- Jan. 8, 2008
- – AMA uninsured campaign kicks into high gear with national advertising.
- Aug. 23, 2007
- – AMA launches multi-million dollar campaign to cover the uninsured.