AFT members are invited to participate in the AFL-CIO's largest-ever online survey to capture Americans' real experiences with our broken healthcare system. Survey responses will be given to the presidential candidates, every U.S. senator and representative, every candidate for Congress and state and local officials in every state in our country.
Many thousands of responses are expected, says the AFL-CIO, which will make this survey one the largest data sets available on individuals' and families' healthcare experiences.

Take the 2008 Healthcare for Americans survey today.

"You don't have to look far to see how broken and expensive health care in America is," said AFL-CIO president John Sweeney. Questions will cover such topics as:

• Whether Americans are going into debt because of medical bills;
• Whether they are skipping follow-up visits, treatments and prescriptions because they can't afford to pay for them;
• Whether people are locked in to jobs for fear of losing health insurance;
• What Americans are paying out of pocket each year for healthcare.

Perhaps most importantly, the survey will invite respondents to tell their own personal stories, in as much detail as they choose.

The survey will run for one month and is open to anyone. Participants can choose to keep their responses anonymous or have them published online with their first name.

January 18, 2008