Show You Care Special: Health Coverage for All

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By Becky Ogann

Story Created: Jun 7, 2007 at 12:03 PM CDT

Story Updated: Feb 7, 2013 at 5:42 PM CDT

Show You Care special “Health Coverage for All.”

We've taken a closer look at the important role community health clinics and free medical clinics are playing in our communities. Nearly 47 million Americans are uninsured. But doctors and volunteers are making a difference here in eastern Iowa. Find out how you can get involved with this health care crisis.

Additional information:

Community Health Free Clinic, Cedar Rapids http://www.communityhfc.org/

Helping Hands Ministry, Cedar Rapids http://www.ecc-cr.org/page5.html

Iowa City Free Medical Clinic http://www.freemedicalclinic.org/

English Channel Fundraiser, Iowa City http://www.freemedicalclinic.org/#News

Crescent Community Health Center, Dubuque http://www.crescentchc.org/

Waterloo and other Iowa clinics http://freeclinicsofiowa.org/locations.html

U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/income_wealth/005647.html

Iowa Policy Project http://www.iowapolicyproject.org/2005docs/050830-release-iowa.pdf

Governor Culver’s Health Care Plan http://www.chetculver.com/docs/health.pdf