The 2008 elections offer a unique window to fix our health care system—Americans are ready as never before.

Largely because of rising costs, 47 million people in this wealthy and powerful country—including 8.7 million children—have no health coverage at all.

More than one-third of people who have insurance are worried about losing it. Even union workers, who have led the way in securing health benefits for working people, are in danger of losing secure health coverage because of out-of-control costs.

Meanwhile, insurance and drug companies are making stunning profits. Health insurance CEOs averaged $8.7 million in 2006 compensation, and pharmaceutical company CEOs pulled down an average of $4.4 million.

It’s time to fix our broken health care system.