Advocates rallying at the U.S. Capitol with signs calling for affordable health care

MAKE HEALTH CARE WORK FOR ALL OF US

It's time to tackle the root of unaffordable health care: high prices. Hospitals, insurance companies, and prescription drug corporations price-gouge patients to boost their profits even as millions of Americans have to forgo care and fall into debt to get services. It's our government's duty to make the American health care system work better for ALL of us.

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We all agree that health care is not affordable, not accessible to everyone and not always a great value for what we pay. A majority of Americans blame insurance companies, prescription drug corporations and monopoly hospital chains for putting costs out of reach. But what can we do about it? Make Health Care Work for All of Us is a national campaign that unites patients, health care providers, organizations and local leaders to demand the health care improvements we want while building the people power to make real change a reality.

WE'RE FIGHTING FOR

Health care that puts patients ahead of corporate profits by lowering prices, expanding coverage and ensuring health care works for all of us.

1
Affordable Coverage
- Premiums we can afford.
- No more out-of-pocket costs, deductibles, or co-payments.
- End medical debt.
2
Lower Prices
- Set and negotiate fair prices so care is affordable.
- Stop corporate price gouging.
- Protect quality care.
3
A Public Option / Choice Beyond Private Insurance
- Give people a choice other than private insurance.
- Everyone should be able to choose a public plan, including Medicare.
- Put health care ahead of corporate profits.
4
Real Access
- Quality care when and where people need it.
- Include dental, vision, and hearing.
- Doctors, hospitals, and caregivers close to home without long waits.
5
Make It Simple
- No more endless paperwork, delays, denials, and phone calls.

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Elected officials and advocates rally in Chicago holding campaign signs — Chicago, IL — elected officials join the fight

Speaker at an Albany Park rally with Citizen Action of New York — Albany, NY — Citizen Action rally for health care

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Polls show that millions of Americans want Congress to take action to make health care more affordable, but we need more than soundbites and promises to get to real progress on a health care system that would work for all of us. The time is now to connect with policymakers about the reforms we need to fix health care and to enlist friends, neighbors, coworkers and family members in building the wave we need to battle the corporate monopolies that control our health care.

1 · Join Our Campaign

To make health care work for all of us will take millions of us, in every corner of the nation, working together to demand policy change and to counteract the health care industry's relentless lobbying to protect their profits at our expense. Unity is a critical resource for our side, so join our campaign today by endorsing our principles and joining our activities.

Our Principles

Affordable Coverage
Lower Prices
A Public Option / Choice Beyond Private Insurance
Real Access
Make It Simple

2 · Educate Lawmakers About Our Principles

(202) 224-3121

There are many ways to get to better health care — but it starts with lawmakers hearing from you. Call the congressional switchboard, ask for your senators and your representative, and tell them where you stand.

Suggested Call Script

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I live in [CITY/STATE]. I am calling to ask [Senator/Representative NAME] to make health care work for all of us by stopping corporate price gouging, negotiating lower health care prices, protecting Medicaid and Medicare, and supporting affordable coverage and real access to care. Where does the Member stand on these issues?

3 · Build a Team to Fight With You

Organize meetings, go door to door, show up at town halls, and bring neighbors, co-workers, and local groups into the fight. Print the flyers, tear-off pledge sheets, and posters and put them to work in your community.

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4 · Share Your Story

Are you one of the millions of people who has struggled to afford the care you need? Your story is one of the most powerful tools we have to show lawmakers what high prices really cost people.

In the Field & In the News

Blog & Updates

Rallies, town halls, and news coverage from organizers building the wave for affordable health care.

Advocates in red Citizen Action shirts speak at a rally in Albany, New York holding Lower Prices, Affordable Coverage signs

July 31, 2026

Capital Region advocates rally for Medicare and Medicaid on their 61st birthday

WAMC covered advocates in Albany marking 61 years of Medicare and Medicaid with a clear demand: stop corporate price gouging, protect the coverage families depend on, and make health care work for all of us.

Read the WAMC story

Union members at IBEW Local 364 in Rockford, Illinois holding Make Health Care Work for All of Us signs

August 5, 2026

Rockford advocates push for health care for all

Rockford News First joined union members and patients at IBEW Local 364, where speakers described what high prices cost their families and called on Congress to act on affordability, not soundbites.

Watch the news segment

Members of Congress and advocates gathered under the Flamingo sculpture in Chicago holding campaign signs

August 2026

Lawmakers heard it straight from patients in Chicago

Members of Congress stood with patients, caregivers, and health care workers in downtown Chicago and heard the same message from every speaker: prices set by corporate monopolies are the root of unaffordable care, and Congress can change that.

Advocates at a town hall holding Make Health Care Work for All of Us and Lower Prices, Affordable Coverage signs

August 2026

Town halls are where this campaign gets won

Across the country, organizers are packing rooms with neighbors, coworkers, and family members. Bring the flyers, the tear-off sheet, and the sign-on poster from our resource library — every file is hosted right here, ready to print.

Volunteers at an Iowa Citizen Action Network table with campaign posters and handouts

August 2026

Small tables, big conversations in Iowa

Iowa Citizen Action Network volunteers set up at a community night out, handed out talking points, and signed up neighbors who are done paying more for less. Tabling is the easiest way to start a chapter of this fight in your town.

A speaker at a Chicago rally surrounded by advocates holding Medicaid Saves Lives signs

August 2026

Medicaid saves lives — and we are not letting it be cut

Patients and home care workers rallied against coverage cuts, making the case that health care is a human right. Coverage cuts don't lower costs; they shift them onto the people who can least afford it.

Town hall — community leaders demand action

Stories From Our Communities

Personal stories move lawmakers more than statistics. We're collecting stories from patients, caregivers, and workers about what corporate price gouging and coverage cuts cost them.

Citizen Action of New York rally in Albany — Albany, NY — Medicare & Medicaid 61st birthday

Coming Soon

Story collection is being set up. In the meantime, join the campaign and we'll reach out when we start gathering stories.

About the Campaign

Advocates at the Illinois AFL-CIO holding campaign signs

Make Health Care Work for All of Us is a grassroots campaign organizing patients, workers, and constituents to end corporate price gouging in health care, make coverage affordable for everyone and to build on Medicaid and Medicare, popular programs that work. Together, we can take on the monopoly hospitals, big insurance companies and pharmaceutical corporations that profit from our pain.

Use this site to organize your community: download materials, stay updated on events, meet our partners and get support. See Our Partners Below. Read more about the campaign.