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SCHIP campaign
Tell Your Senators and Representative: Support Children's Health
The House and Senate will vote soon to renew the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and determine the fate of health care for millions of kids in this country.
Members of Congress need to hear from as many of their constituents as possible. Every one has a voice in the process.
Take Action Now: Tell Your Senators and Representatives to support children's health!
- Fill out the form on the right with your information. Congressional offices often require full addresses from constituents.
- Modify the subject line and template message using your own words. Your own words are more powerful than anything we can write. Don't have the time to change what we wrote? That's fine too.
- Click the 'Send this Message' button.
| Sample Letter for Campaign |
Subject:
Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,
On behalf of millions of America's children, I strongly urge you to vote to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and oppose attempts to weaken the legislation by reducing the number of eligible children.
America's children deserve the chance for a healthy start in life. Without health coverage, children forgo the regular checkups and doctor visits that every child needs. Too often this leads to needless suffering from avoidable complications and costly trips to the emergency room that strain our health care system. Underscoring the stakes for millions of kids, a recent study found that uninsured children admitted to the hospital for injuries were twice as likely to die as their insured counterparts.
SCHIP reauthorization can answer the prayers of millions of parents and improve the potential of millions of children, but it goes beyond that. We all benefit from a generation of healthy kids.
I care deeply about the health of our children, as you do. Please join me in coming together for our kids by voting for children's health and against efforts to weaken SCHIP.
Sincerely,
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