Here's a message we received from a striking worker: "I am writing to inform you that, effective December 2nd, 140 Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) across all five Legacy Health hospitals will begin an open-ended strike."

The HCAO Giving Tuesday Auction ends tonight at 10 PM Pacific time! It's hard to believe, but Oregon is on track to be the first state to make the transition to universal healthcare. It is a long, winding, and expensive road, and we need your support to get us there.

POV: You're fed up with our broken healthcare system and want the USA to move to universal healthcare, and the best path forward is with a tiny nonprofit in Oregon that sells cute sweatshirts.

HCAO's Giving Tuesday Auction is live now! There are plenty of other opportunities to give. ek

Our Giving Tuesday Auction is still live, and there are plenty of fantastic items that are available to bid on! Our sponsors for this year's auction are fantastic, and include a wine tasting and a food pairing from Dobbs Winery, Jewelry from Betsy and Iya, and many more!

Why do we spend so much on prescription drugs and get so little? In 2023, Oregon spent over $4.3 billion on retail pharmacy. And yet, last year nearly a third of Oregonians rationed their medication or skipped doses due to cost. Come learn how we got here and how we can make a change.

Want a sneak peek of our #GivingTuesday Online Auction? Here are ten of the fantastic donated items from around Oregon and SW Washington that will be available to bid on the 22nd. We hope you’ll be inspired to BID BIG since all proceeds directly fund our work to win universal health care in Oregon

Physicians have been at the front lines, and have seen the results of previous increased regulation of work requirements for Medicaid. People who can not afford prescriptions and preventative care have, and will, tax the emergency department systems.

We met Sadie at the first Portland Chapter Plan Bingo event, in early October. This is an important issue because every needs healthcare. Everybody should have access to healthcare, regardless of their employment. Sadie shared her personal story about losing her job.

Sign on to our public letter to the Universal Health Plan Governance Board! Two main points this month: we think that the Board needs to focus on ensuring that the rich pay their pair share, and a letter in support of having more opportunities to tell the Governance Board what you need.

Volunteers needed! We have been invited to table and canvass at a huge rally hosted by 50501. This event is on November 22nd, from 11am-4pm at the Battleship Memorial. The Portland Chapter is looking for anyone who is interested in leading one of our shifts as the lead canvasser. Get in touch!

"You don't say no to the fourth round of chemo for your kid; you sell your house."" We gathered dozens of stories at our fourth annual HCAO garden party in September, including this story from somebody who happened to have good insurance when they were dealing with several hospital visits.

Oregon has the best chance of all 50 states to move to universal health care. What would this transition mean for the 250 thousands veterans in our state? Join us tomorrow, Wednesday November 12th, for our webinar on how universal health care will reinforce the VA, and not replace it.

We'd like to invite you to the next webinar in our series about the intersection of universal healthcare with EVERYTHING. Our Veterans webinar is the day after veterans day! HEALTH CARE FOR ALL WHO SERVED Reinforcing the VA, not replacing it. Wednesday November 12th, 6:00 PM

It really truly is a no-brainer. This transition will be a positive change for patients, doctors, and medical providers. When people don't have to struggle wondering whether they can afford care, they will get the care that they need, which will lead to better health outcomes.

"This is the kind of thing that ... no one should ever have to deal with." Even with insurance, high deductibles can mean that people are putting off life-changing care because of the high cost. These decisions can add up over the course of someone's lifetime, leading to poorer health outcomes.

Celebrate the service of veterans and learn how to support them via the universal healthcare movement at Health Care for All Oregon (HCAO)’s webinar on Wednesday, November 12 at 6pm! health-care-for-all-oregon.solidarity.tech/health-care-...

Join the Washington County Chapter of Health Care for All Oregon and the Tigard-Tualatin School District for a Health Resource Fair this Sunday November 9th from 2 PM - 6 PM. TUALATN HIGH SCHOOL With assistance and resources available from a huge variety of local organizations.

HCAO is proud to share that we have growing High School Student Chapter of Health Care for All Oregon! The kids get it, and in a few years, they'll be voting on this issue when it gets on our 2027 or 2028 ballot. Start a Student Chapter at your high school on our volunteer page!

Join the Washington County Chapter of HCAO at this Sunday's Tigard-Tualatin Health Resource Fair, this Sunday at the Tigard High School. Lean about affordable free or affordable medical services, get up to date on your vaccines, and more! 11/09/25 from 2 - 6 PM.

The Tigard-Tualatin School District and HCAO Resource Fair is this coming Sunday, November 9th, from 2-6 PM. Come learn about what medical resources are available, for free, in your community! Free medical screenings, vaccinations, advice and community, Come meet the Washington County Chapter.

Join us November 4th for our discussion with leaders in Taiwan's National Health Insurance System, and people on the forefront of Oregon's move to universal health care. Taiwan has had the best rated healthcare system for years. Oregon has the best chance to move universal health care.

Join us on Tuesday November 4th for our webinar discussing the success of Taiwan's National health insurance program, and the lessons we hope to bring forward with Oregon's system! November 4th, 6 PM, with Dr. Chunhuei Chu, Dr. Rebecca Schoon, and Dr. I-Ming Parng of Taiwan's National Program.

People who have worked in the service industry know that universal health care would make their lives easier. This industry is a crucial part of Oregon, and what can make life here worth living. Unfortunately, these industries are not always able to provide health care coverage.

This is Kimber, a social worker with Multnomah County, and a volunteer with the Portland Chapter of HCAO. We caught up during the Portland Chapter's first Plant Bingo, in early October, raising money, and connecting with folks in Portland about our state's transition to universal health care.

The Jeremy Wilson Foundation provides support to musicians and music industry workers in Oregon and Clark County, Washington as they navigate health-related challenges. Through the Musician Health & Services Program provided over $35,000 in financial assistance to local musicians in 2024.

WEBINAR ALERT: November 4th Taiwan has been ranked as the best health care system in the world for several years in a row. Oregon wants to replicate what's happening in Taiwan, and we want to show you why this next Tuesday November 4th.

Something that we're looking forward to after Oregon implments the first universal health care system in the country, is how we can gain so much of our time back. Questions about your network? Gone. If you live in Oregon, you are in the network

The Tigard Tualatin School District Health Resource fair is on Sunday, November 9, at Tualatin High school. This is a free community event for folks to learn about what free services may be available to them, such as care Oregon or OHP. Get up-to-date on your vaccines, and more!

What is the point of having "full healthcare coverage", if it does not cover the care that you need? One of the attendees from our 4th annual HCAO Garden Party weighed in on why universal healthcare is important to them, with a part of their healthcare story.

Nick Byron Campbell from the Central Oregon Chapter of HCAO was featured on the Young Turks a few weeks ago. Here is part of his conversation with Cenk Uygur. States can be the laboratory of democracy in the USA. Is Oregon prepared for our work towards universal health care in the next few years?

The NO KINGS rally last weekend was superb. It was great to be joined by some many volunteer experts, including insurance brokers who are fed up with working in a broken, predatory health care system. Now is the Time, and Oregon is the Place.

Donna from the Portland Street Medicine has seen firsthand some of the end results of a healthcare system that is focus on profit, and not on serving the people in our state. If we improve access to care, we can improve some of the conditions of the people that she serves on the street.

Join us for our Labor webinar this coming Tuesday. Winning True Health Security - How Single-Payer Health Care Will Benefit Unions and Workers October 28th, 6pm to 7:15 pm Moderators: Valdez Bravo, Lou Sinniger. Panelists: Michael Lighty, Rose Roach, Todd Farris, Kaleigh Roehl

People who are native speakers of other languages have an even harder time accessing healthcare than people who speak English. Health care should be a right that anyone can access. HCAO advocates for a universal health care transition in Oregon; a system with everybody in, and nobody out.

Bend and Portland TURNED OUT for No Kings this past Saturday. We talked to hundreds of people about Oregon's work towards universal health care, shared stories about why it's important for us, and stood in solidarity against authoritarianism.

HCAO volunteers were running around the waterfront on October 18th, and our President ran into the Portland Chicken! He's been dancing in the public eye for a few weeks. We're gathering signatures currently, adding people into our network of engaged Oregonians. We need Universal Health Care!

Peter Addy is a member of the Plan Design and Expenditure committee of the State of Oregon's Universal Health Plan Governance Board. Why does he want Oregon to move to Universal Health Care? Because everyone deserves care.

HCAO staff Claire and Collin were able to stop by the OFNHP strike line in Salem this past Thursday. We were glad to stand in solidarity with these workers in their 5-day strike, and hope the next steps at the bargaining table with Kaiser.

if it can happen anywhere in the country, it can happen in Oregon. Leaving Cenk Uygur with a sense of encouragement? In this economy? We'll take it. Our Central Oregon Chapter Chair Nick Byron Campbell, of The Lever, was featured this summer on The Young Turks. Duck you!

Navigating our healthcare system can feel like a maze. It might seem like a maze, with no easy turn that brings you to affordable, consistent health care. Oregon has a chance to be the first state to move to universal health care.

"Imagine absolutely hating this idea." We obviously think that it's time for a sea change. We all know that we have the most expensive healthcare system in the world, and have the worst outcomes of any other wealthy nation. Universal Health Care can save money, and save lives.

We were so grateful to be surrounded by a community of healthcare providers, reform advocates, and patients at our fourth and will garden party. Here is one perspective from a pediatric optometrist who shared her story with us. When health care is accessible, then you have better health outcomes.

People have different reasons for supporting the work of HCAO, and for supporting the concept of a universal healthcare system. Aaron believes we shouldn't have barriers like language, finances, or where somebody is from getting in the way of people getting their healthcare that they need.

Rebecca from the Washington County Chapter asked people at the Pride Parade, why they supported universal health care. The current lack of transparency, and incredible cost, has lead us to a system with a lack of trust, and frustration.

Join the Union County Chapter and Central Oregon Chapter of Health Care for All Oregon as we participate in the NO KINGS protests around the state!

Join members of HCAO from Astoria, Roseburg, and Corvallis as we join our community for the NO KINGS protests. Gathering signatures, sharing information, and mobilizing folks to participate in our state's transition to a universal health care system for every resident!

In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. Join Health Care for All Oregon organizers in Portland, Eugene, and Medford and activists across the state, as we participate in the NO KINGS protests. There are opportunities to march, talk to the crowd, and gather signatures for our cause.

Submit your public comments to the Universal Health Plan Governance Board! You've heard that we could be the first state to make the move to universal health care. Have you told the Board that you approve of their work?

Everyone has a story why they support unified care. Too many of us have lost family members because of denial and service. Too many of us have experienced harm to our bodies, or the bodies of the people that we love because of the challenges and problems in our current healthcare system.