Health care reform needs YOU

If you are under 21 today, you have a 50% chance of losing your health care coverage in the next decade.
Health care coverage matters. It matters to the country, to progressives, to feminists, but especially to young people. We’re the least likely to be covered, and the most likely to end up changing the course of our lives because of health care related debt. This is serious folks.
We need to do something, because our chance at real health care reform that could free our generation from the chains of shitty health care coverage we can only get at certain places of employment is quickly slipping away.
Now is the time Feministing. Now is the time.

One way we can have an impact on this debate is telling our stories–explaining why health care matters to us. If you’re in college, you might feel sheltered by your parent’s insurance, or your student coverage. If things don’t change, the health care coverage you have now might be the best health care coverage you ever have.
Your story is getting lost in the shouting and political posturing. But it’s these stories that can make the difference in how health care is covered in the national media and how politicians will vote. Through MyRapidReport.com, Feministing has joined with journalism outlets and other organizations concerned about the future of health care with the intent of zooming out of the same old debate and bringing in real health care stories of real people.
It’s easy to become a Feministing citizen journalist! You’ve got three simple options. You can do one or all!
1) Videotape the proceedings of a health care town hall – try to interview speakers or other attendees.
2) Conduct interviews around your community and gather personal healthcare stories. We’ve even provided some helpful starting questions for you.
3) Tell your own personal healthcare story.
Upload your captured video by going to MyRapidReport.com and click UPLOAD VIDEO. It’s just that simple.
So what will happen with your stories? Like YouTube, they will be open for the public to view. But you will also have a captured audience of reporters, editors, organizers and more who will be combing over these stories during the next month. Your videos will help identify the needs and hopes of everyday citizens around the future of our healthcare as they continue to monitor, report and organize around this critical issue.
If you upload your story, let us know about it and we’ll use feature those back here at Feministing. You can also write about why health care matters on the community blog.