A new film, John Q. stars Denzel Washington as a father who snaps and takes hostages in a hospital emergency room when he can't afford his son's heart transplant. His journey begins when his (private) insurance company won't pay. The movie shows the private health care system in the U.S. in severe crisis with many families paying $400 a month or more for inadequate coverage. There but before the grace of Medicare go we...

Leafleting is taking place at theatres in many cities by community health coalition members as part of lead up activities to the door-to-door canvass and May 15th.