With the realization of the failure and skyrocketing costs of employee based insurance, small businesses continue to add their name to the HCAO Allies list.

Honl Tree Care located in Portland is one of a number of HCAO's most recent Business Allies. Honl is a local family owned business and one of so many experiencing the rising cost of insurance for employees and family.

Owners Chris and Isabel support universal high-quality health care because "we believe health care is a BASIC human right."

Listen to Chad to tell about the business.

Other recently added Business Allies include:

Are you a business owner or know someone? The business name can be added here.

HOPE Amendment is coming back currently as LC 809. Let's make health care a right.

The Task Force on Universal Health Care needs to continue. SB 468 (now LC 1794) will be introduced by Senator Manning.

This is the ideal time, before the session begins on Jan. 19, to call, send e-mail to, and schedule meetings with your state representatives and senators. (They will usually set one up by Zoom. There's no need to travel. It's convenient for you and for them.) Find your legislator.

The HCAO Faith Caucus and EMO have engaged in a strong partnership. EMO just highlighted HCAO's efforts in their FaithConnect enewsletter:

"The Health Care for All Oregon (HCAO) Faith Caucus is looking for people of faith to help educate and mobilize the faith community to make health care available to all.... With 50 percent of Americans getting insurance through employers, millions are losing access to care. Lack of access already disproportionately affects low-wage earners, among whom minorities are over-represented. The only solution to such inequity is to create a universal health care system. HCAO is working to do that." Read More.

If you are want to get involved with the Faith Caucus, contact Mary Lou Hennrich at maryhennrich@hcao.org.  

Read about EMO at: https://emoregon.org/

The links to information you need are here. Get involved with the Task Force and the important public participation to help build the system.

Links to recent written testimony. Amy's, Olivia's, Dulce's, Benjamin's, Armin's

For assistance with testimony or logistics contact:

Zainab Alidina, HCAO Legislative Chair, legislative@hcao.org or

Linda Alband, Director of Operations, operations@hcao.org

For those who can, consider donating some or all of your $600 stimulus check to support HCAO's critical work. In 2021, people who don't itemize can deduct up to $300 ($600 for couples) above-the-line on their 2021 Form 1040 filing.)

Please donate now to give HCAO the needed resources to prepare for the crucial work ahead in 2021. Monthly sustainers and annual individual memberships are the cornerstone of our organization's stability. One-time cash gifts in any amount really help, too!

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For further information and questions, contact Linda Alband at operations@hcao.org.

HCAO's ability to educate about and advocate for universal health care is possible ONLY because of YOU. Thank you for your past support! Please