WASHINGTON – The campaign is done, and the pressure to reform healthcare has begun, with an emphasis on information technology and on health insurance for children.

A group of organizations that includes the Business Roundtable, the AARP, the National Federation of Independent Business and the Service Employees International Union are calling on President-elect Barack Obama to solve the healthcare and financial crises.

In an open letter that appeared in USA Today Tuesday and that is scheduled to appear in other media across the country in coming weeks, the groups urged the president-elect and Congress to build on the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), encourage preventive care and advance the adoption of healthcare information technology, among other reforms.

Obama's healthcare plan calls for spending $10 billion a year over five years to promote the adoption of healthcare information technology.

"Now that this grueling two-year campaign is over, the hardest work still lies ahead," said AARP executive vice president Nancy LeaMond.

"Our diverse coalition begins the march forward today, proving that Washington can overcome petty politics and find common ground on even the biggest issues."

The four organizations, representing large and small businesses, labor and seniors, along with more than 100 other organizations, have banded as one under the name Divided We Fail.