All of that money gone, and for what? Posted by Meg at 09/22/08 05:55 PM

Cindy and daughters in Fargo
Cindy and daughters in Fargo

Savings account drained, Cindy and her daughters teeter on the edge of living uninsured.

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The end of the beginning Posted by Meg at 09/18/08 05:03 PM

Parting shot with Big Blue
Parting shot with Big Blue

The first 17,000 miles were only the beginning on the road to health care reform.

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My Lousy Insurance Ate My Stimulus Check Posted by Blake at 09/16/08 06:10 PM

The Cover America Tour trekked across America's heartland for a second time on our way from the Democratic National Convention in Denver to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. On the way we interviewed Barbara from Le Mars, IA. more

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That'll teach you to use your health insurance Posted by Meg at 09/16/08 03:05 AM

Kim in Minneapolis
Kim in Minneapolis

Kim is used to taking on the giants in the pharmaceutical world in the fight for safer drugs. But she was blindsided by another giant - her own insurance company - and found herself in a battle to keep her health insurance.

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Somewhere between insured and uninsured Posted by Meg at 09/15/08 11:30 PM

Gina in Saint Joseph, Missouri
Gina in Saint Joseph, Missouri

Health insurance should be good for more than just cancer or getting hit by a bus.

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Daughter's health insurance is priority number one Posted by Meg at 09/13/08 08:46 PM

Buffy at Denver house party
Buffy at Denver house party

This young couple goes uninsured but does whatever they can to make sure daughter Fiona stays covered.

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Baby born abroad makes for serious savings Posted by Meg at 09/10/08 06:24 AM

Kifah in Chicago, IL
Kifah in Chicago, IL

Kifah in Chicago Ridge, IL, mother of two, had a financial decision to make about the international birth of her second son.

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Conventions recoup and the home stretch Posted by Meg at 09/08/08 02:54 PM

On the road again
On the road again

We're down to our last couple of weeks on the road, re-energizing after back to back weeks of convention-mania

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Locals greet the Tour crew at convention city house parties Posted by Meg at 09/05/08 01:16 PM


Minneapolis house party

Gatherings in Denver and Minneapolis provided the perfect opportunities to meet and greet with local consumer advocates and supporters. Want to be a part of the next big get together? Read more.

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Cover America Tour spends the week in the Twin Cities Posted by Meg at 09/03/08 01:08 PM


We arrived in St. Paul after a few days' drive from Denver, barely recovered from the DNC but looking forward to a packed week of events at the RNC...

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Going Back to School to Afford Health Care Posted by Blake at 09/02/08 01:02 AM

For 36 years Doris taught 7th through 12th grade English and after saving carefully, paying off her mortgage and considering her options, she decided it was time to retire. Still a few years away from qualifying for Medicare, she must rely on the retiree health insurance that she earned as a teacher, but this hard won benefit has turned out to be a far cry from what she expected. more

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