title: Acting the part. While Cover the Uninsured Week adds star power to its campaign, few viable solutions are in the works.
abstract: While Cover the Uninsured Week may have a celebrity spokesman in TV star Noah Wyle, the campaign is still lacking viable legislative solutions. As Sen. Jay Rockefeller, left, noted at a news conference kicking off the event, the "me-first" special interests of the various healthcare trade associations have made putting together a comprehensive approach to the uninsured problem nearly impossible.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fong
mesh_terms: D000846:Anniversaries and Special Events; D004324:Drama; D005197:Famous Persons; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011057:Politics; D013690:Television; D014481:United States; D019472:Universal Health Insurance / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*