As many as 2,000 children lose their health insurance every day as parents lose their jobs

For nearly six in ten Americans--59.3 percent--losing a job also results in the loss of health care coverage. The Center for American Progress estimates that nearly 2.4 million workers have lost the health coverage their jobs provided since the beginning of the recession. For many primary breadwinners, becoming unemployed equals the loss of healthcare coverage not just for themselves, but also for their family members and children.

While most SEIU members have healthcare through their union contracts, others are fighting to win coverage. Last weekend, SEIU Healthcare Michigan members and their families attended the Detroit launch of a national initiative called "Kids Can't Wait," a campaign which draws attention to the impact of the economic crisis on children's healthcare. The campaign is rooted in the belief that to ensure underserved children get the health care they need, sometimes caregivers must go to the children.

The program, funded by Children's Health Fund, (CHF) is deploying 37 state-of-the-art mobile medical clinics with about 100 doctors, dentists and assistants that will travel across the U.S., providing care to anyone under the age of 18 who needs it. There are no prerequisites, no questions asked and oh yeah, the best part: it's free of charge.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Rep. John Dingell and Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick joined CHF co-founders Dr. Irwin Redlener and singer/songwriter Paul Simon for the Detroit launch. For more information about the Kids Can't Wait campaign, visit www.childrenshealthfund.org. Join the Children's Health Fund cause on Facebook here.