Current Campaigns
Making Health Care Work
America's health care costs are skyrocketing, threatening the future of families, small businesses and the nation as a whole.
Premium
costs are going up at four times the rate of wages, while millions of
Americans can't find security or peace of mind because insurers have
the power to deny care if you get sick or have a pre-existing condition.
By passing health reform legislation this year, Congress can 'make health care work' for all of us.
After
the House passed health reform legislation on Nov. 7, Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) health reform bill now faces a lengthy
debate and amendment process on the Senate floor, as well as
all-but-certain attempts to block the bill with a filibuster. Read more.
Safe & Affordable Drugs
Pharmaceutical companies make the medicines that enable us to live healthier, longer lives. But their business practices also drive up drug prices and increase the risk of harmful side effects, and their strong-armed lobbying has blocked needed reforms. Read more.
Hospital Safety
Thousands of Americans every year succumb to infections at
hospitals that result in serious illness or death. We’re working to make
hospitals safer by requiring them reduce their hospital-acquired infections to
zero (or as close to it as feasible) and to disclose and publicly report
infection rates. Read more.



