This summer marks the launch of a "Got Healthcare?" campaign in Wisconsin that seeks to break the legislative gridlock on healthcare reform by connecting people's immediate demand to fix our broken system to politicians. The Got Healthcare campaign is led by Citizen Action of Wisconsin and a coalition that includes Healthcare United. The campaign will collect postcards from Wisconsin voters calling on state and federal candidates for office this November to focus more on addressing America's healthcare crisis (a recent Healthcare United survey of healthcare workers showed that 85% of us believe the Presidential candidates aren't emphasizing healthcare enough).

The Got Healthcare campaign will also put the matter directly to voters on November 4 in communities across Wisconsin by scheduling referenda on whether the Wisconsin legislature should guarantee health coverage as good as legislators get to all Wisconsin residents by December 2009. Wisconsin cities with possible votes on healthcare this November include Green Bay, Appleton, Menasha, Neenah, Oshkosh, Eau Claire, Menomonee, Altoona, River Falls, City of Hudson, New Richmond. Healthcare United supporters in those communities are encouraged to help get signatures to ensure that the measures are on the ballot by contacting HCU Wisconsin organzizer Patrick Flaherty at patrickf@healthcareunited.org or (414) 248-2173.