April 27 to May 3 is Cover the Uninsured Week, a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Although being able to visit to their pediatrician when their child has a fever, earache, cough, or cold, etc., is something many parents expect, for the millions of children without health insurance, seeing a doctor when they are sick is a luxury they sometimes can't afford. Or they have to go to the emergency room to get care.

Whatever your political views, Cover the Uninsured Week is a good time to learn about the issue of children who don't have insurance or access to health care - both so that you can see how you might help and you can be better educated about how the political candidates you support are thinking of fixing the problem.

Related:
Vaccines for Children Program
Child Health Insurance Programs