It’s another Summer of HCAO, as our volunteers leaders all around the state continue to spread awareness about Oregon’s unique position for universal healthcare reform. Our Chapters have been building coalitions, creating petitions, meeting with elected officials, and discussing this opportunity with Oregonians like you. We’d love to see you soon at an upcoming event, training, or direct action. |
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5th Annual Garden Party:
Portland, Sept 12th |
Join us for music, libations and updates about the remaining steps on Oregon’s pathway to a publicly funded, universal healthcare system Come celebrate the tangible successes of our efforts thus far and learn about how HCAO is preparing to lean into this work going forward. As we advocate for a universal healthcare system for Oregon, the next few years will be the most important we’ve faced to date. Please join us to eat, drink and be merry as you listen to fantastic music from Portland Chamber Music and meet other universal healthcare advocates in this beautiful community oasis. |
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Sign our Petition to our Oregon Legislators:
“Oregonians Have a Right to Universal Health Care!
Make it a PRIORITY!” |
HCAO is collaborating with the Portland Chapter of the DSA on a petition to our legislators. If you haven’t signed it already please do, and consider forwarding this petition to 5 friends. |
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| March in the Fiesta Mexicana Parade:
Woodburn, August 22nd |
Join the Marion-Polk County Chapter in this year’s Fiesta Mexicana Parade! This year we’re putting out the call to bring HCAO volunteers from Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties to consider making the trip for this awesome event. This year their parade is Saturday, August 22nd. Set-up is at 9 AM at 190 Oak in Woodburn. The parade starts at 11 AM; the route is about 1.5 miles. We’ll carry HCAO signs in Spanish and distribute handouts, and Spanish speakers are very much encouraged to join! |
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HCAO & Oregon Universal Healthcare featured in a national rural journal |
A Tale of Two Behavioral Health Systems or How the State Border Determines Who Gets Access to Mental Healthcare.
By Astra Lincoln for the Daily Yonder Rural Americans’ access to behavioral health care is dwindling under OBBBA cuts. In the Oregon-Idaho border area, how bad it will get depends on which side of the border a person lives on. “For Oregon’s rural clinics, which have historically been less likely to withstand unstable funding environments, the plan could have a “stabilizing effect,” said the advocacy nonprofit Health Care for All Oregon (HCAO) President Valdez Bravo, who works in health care administration.” |
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Collin Stackhouse and Morgan Cowling, former Executive Director for the UHPGB, current District Director for Rep. Maxine Dexter |
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| Medicare’s Birthday: July 30th |
Several Health Care for All Oregon Chapters participated in the National Nurses United (NNU) nationwide Medicare for All Day of Action on July 30th, Medicare’s Birthday. HCAO Staff and Chapter leaders met with Oregon Congress-people or their staff across the state, including the offices of Congresswomen Maxine Dexter’s, Suzanne Bonamici and Val Hoyle. We delivered NNU’s open letter: Dream Bigger, Be Effective. Now is the Time for Medicare for All
If we do not inspire, energize and organize the largest grassroots movement in history—including the multiracial working class, everyday Americans and everyone else hurt by our broken health care system—by demanding real material changes like Medicare for All, then we risk losing millions more people to the false promises of authoritarians and their corporate allies. |
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Upcoming Legislative Days in Salem |
Come down to Salem to show Legislators that Oregonians deserve Universal Health Care! This is urgent and timely work so that our bill is introduced into the 2027 Legislative Session, gets a hearing and is prioritized. Legislative Days: Wed Sept 9, Tue Dec 1, Wed Dec 2
Training: Thur Aug 13 There are two ways to participate:
1.) Drum Major: Take a meeting with your legislator to discuss the upcoming Universal Health Bill, why it matters to you and possibly a personal story about how the current health care system has/is failing you.
2.) Support Crew: Come hang out in Salem with us for the day, wear your HCAO shirt, soak up the energy and learn how to exercise your civic duties! |
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| The Universal Health Plan Governance Board is developing our state’s transition plan to universal healthcare> It holds monthly meetings where you can share your public comments about what you need to see in a new system. You must register in advance in order to speak to the Board during these meetings. Submit written comments 72 hours in advance and register to speak over Zoom 24 hours in advance. For in-person meetings in Salem, you may sign up to share testimony 15 minutes in advance. Not sure what to say? See our talking points below Upcoming meetings:
Thurs Aug 6, 8 AM – 9 PM Virtual Only
Thurs Aug 20th, 9 AM – 12:30 PM, Virtual & Salem
Thurs Sept 17th, 9 AM – 12:30 PM, Virtual & Salem
Thurs Oct 15th, 9 AM – 12:30 PM, Virtual & Salem
Thurs Nov 19th, 9 AM – 12:30 PM, Virtual & Salem
Thurs Dec 17th, 9 AM – 12:30 PM, Virtual & Salem |
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Website Upgrade: Explore the site |
HCAO.org, our website, has finally gotten a long-awaited refresh. HCAO’s work is complicated and confusing because it is at the intersection of healthcare and politics. It’s hard to know how to describe all the moving parts, but this much-improved website is a great way to educate and inform Oregonians about this work. Go check out the amazing work of Portland-area volunteer Cary Anderson. Cary, HCAO Staff and a few other volunteer helpers have taken our website to the next level. Learn more at the links below: |
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Health Care for All Oregon
1443 SE 122nd Ave
Portland, OR 97233
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