MVHCA advocates for universal health care. Everybody in! Nobody out!

Universal health care rally at Benton County Courthouse

Health care for all Oregon

Drug prices are off the charts. Premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket fees are bankrupting Americans. To top it off, our health outcomes, on average, are worse than many other developed countries.

Publicly funded universal health care:
• Lowers health care costs
• Delivers high-quality care to all
• Builds healthier communities

Let’s be advocates for universal health care!

Mid-Valley Board Member speaking at the Linn County Courthouse

Be a universal health care advocate!

Whether you have 5 minutes or want to become a regular volunteer, there are plenty of ways to fight for health care for all Oregon.

Supporters of universal health care at the Corvallis Farmer's Market

Support Oregon universal health care

We welcome anyone to join our cause for efficient and fair health care. If you like to support us with a donation, we greatly appreciate it!

Meet the Board

Mid-Valley has dozens of tireless volunteers that support us. Our board of directors keeps everything moving!

Universal health care advocates at a Benton County Courthouse rally

Join an upcoming Mid-Valley event

Rallies, meetings, tabling, and more! Mid-valley advocates are always up to something, so check out our event page to learn more.

Health care advocates in Albany, Oregon

Read our blog

There’s always something new to talk about in the fight for universal health care. Check out our blog to read articles written by our advocates!

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MVHCA April Public Advocates Meeting
Apr 22
MVHCA April Public Advocates Meeting

Hey everyone! Join us for our monthly public advocates meeting Monday, 22 April, 7:00 – 9:00pm. We will receive an update from Alex Polikoff, Co-Chair of the Legislative Committee on bills related to the corporate practice of medicine and pharmacy. We will also receive regular updates from our board members and committees.

Join our public meeting February 26, 7-9pm, at the Corvallis Unitarian Universalist Fellowship: 2945 NW Circle, Corvallis. Or, join us virtually on ZOOM → https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpcOitpj0oHNAPCHxp0ZO7bWny6xXmZx5l#/registration

MVHCA Finance Committee meeting via Zoom
May 7
MVHCA Finance Committee meeting via Zoom

The finance committee meets the first Tuesday of each month at 9:30 am and manages the internal finances of Mid-Valley Health Care Advocates.

Legislative Committee Meeting
May 10
Legislative Committee Meeting

The Legislative Committee meets on the 2nd Friday of every month from 10:15 – 11:45am at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in Corvallis.

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Consequences of the Optum/Corvallis Clinic March 2024 Merger
Consequences of the Optum/Corvallis Clinic March 2024 Merger

House Bill 2362 was passed through the Oregon legislature and signed into law by Governor Kate Brown in 2021. This new law created the Health Care Market Oversight Program (HCMO), which oversees all health care mergers, acquisitions, and consolidation transactions in Oregon. HCMO evaluated a proposed transaction between the Corvallis Clinic and Optum Oregon. READ MORE

What’s Wrong with ACOs?
What’s Wrong with ACOs?

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are part of a pilot program, designed by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), with the express goal of identifying approaches that reduce costs or improve quality of care. Our investigations show that instead, for-profit ACOs take public money intended for Medicare beneficiaries and funnel it to their investors without showing any measurable improvement in quality of care. Here are the facts:

SB 1089 Governance Board Nominations!
SB 1089 Governance Board Nominations!

The Universal Health Care Governance Board established by the passage of Senate Bill 1089 (SB 1089) has nominated its members! The nine nominees are listed in-full in this post. The confirmation hearing is scheduled for February 6th, time TBA.

Universal health care activist in Corvallis Oregon

Member Area

Are you an MVHCA advocate, or just want to learn more about how we fight for universal health care? Check out the member area for more information about current activities!

“We will win, if you and everyone else in this movement gives of their precious time and energy.”

— Betty Johnson, MVHCA Founder

Contact Us

Feel free to contact us. We love to answer your questions!

Email
contact@mvhca.org

Address

Mid-Valley Health Care Advocates

P.O. Box 242

Corvallis, OR, 97339