Mark Dudzic, National Coordinator of the Labor Campaign for Single Payer, offers ten important facts that will affect health care reform in 2021 and over the long term.
These facts about the national scene make it clear that HCAO must maintain its course in advancing a state-based solution, while also continuing our efforts at the national level. Read the article by Diane Archer of Just Care.
Your Representatives Need to Hear from You—Yes, Again!
This is the ideal time, before the session begins, 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.) Share your health care story, and ask their current thoughts on the Purposes, Values, and Principles of the Task Force on Universal Health Care. Share your thoughts about universal health care and the law as enacted in ORS Chapter 629.
OPHA Conference Session
Discussing Impacts of Universal Healthcare on Veterans, Indigenous People, and People Seeking Mental Health Services
Please donate now to give HCAO the needed resources to prepare for the crucial work ahead in 2021. Monthlly sustainers and annual individual memberships are the cornerstone of our organization's stability. One-time cash gifts in any amount really help!
As the end of the year nears, please consider other ways of giving, too:
Want to change the healthcare system and get a tax deduction, even if you don't itemize? Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, the CARES Act allows for a new tax deduction, even for people who don’t itemize. Consider an extra donation.Read about it here.
