Kristie McNealy, MD

I learned a lot about medicine, insurance and healthcare delivery that they don’t teach in medical school while our daughter spent the first 46 days of her life hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit.  My own experiences, and the stories I’ve heard from fellow preemie parents have continued to highlight many of the problems with healthcare in the United States.  Fortunately, Speak Now for Kids launched a website today that gives parents and family a unique platform for sharing their healthcare experiences, to give kids the voice they deserve in healthcare reform.

We have just one month to tell Congress what our kids need out of the healthcare system in the US.  You can go to the Speak Now for Kids website and fill out their form to let Congress know that you care.  While you are there, you can also join the Speak Now for Kids cause on Facebook, and find buttons, banners and printable stickers and flyers.  If you need more information, Speak Now for Kids has a great fact sheet with statistics about child healthcare in the United States.  If you’re on Twitter, they also have some great example tweets you can use to spread the word.

I’ll be sharing more information about the Speak Now for Kids campaign over the next week, along with my own story about how child healthcare has impacted our family.

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