
Upcoming MVHCA Events for Health Care Reform

MVHCA Annual Picnic!
We will have our annual picnic on Monday, September 22 at the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship at 2945 NW Circle Blvd, Corvallis.
We'll gather at 5 PM. Bring your favorite dish. Whether that’s a main dish, a side, a salad, or a dessert. Please bring your own plates, silverware, drink ware, and serving utensils, as needed. We’ll need a few folks to bring table clothes in advance. The board will provide cold drinks and napkins.

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.

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.

Outreach and Communications Committee Meeting via Zoom
Our Outreach and Communications Committee meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 7 – 8pm on Zoom.

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.

MVHCA picnic CANCELLED to be rescheduled
Due to the heat wave, the August 25th picnic is CANCELLED. We will announce the new time soon. Stay tuned!

MVHCA Public Advocates Meeting
Join our public meeting on the fourth Monday of the month at the Corvallis Unitarian Universalist Fellowship: 2945 NW Circle, Corvallis. Or, join us virtually on ZOOM → HERE. Attend and learn about our work to bring efficient and fair health care to all Oregonians. This meeting is open to the public, so feel free to bring along anyone you like! EVERYBODY IN – NOBODY OUT

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

Outreach and Communications Committee Meeting via Zoom
Our Outreach and Communications Committee meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 7 – 8pm on Zoom.

National Single-Payer Day of Action Rally - Corvallis Courthouse
Join us and rally in support of universal health care on May 31, noon - 3pm, at the Corvallis Benton County Courthouse, 120 NW 4th St, Corvallis, Oregon!

CANCELLED MVHCA Public Advocates Meeting - Attend Rally on May 31!
NO PUBLIC ADVOCATES MEETING THIS MONTH - Instead, Mid-Valley is holding a major rally on May 31 at the Corvallis Courthouse for the National Single Payer Day of Action. Everyone please join us! More details to come on our mailing list.

*ONLINE ONLY* MVHCA Public Advocates Meeting
This month’s public meeting will be virtual only on ZOOM → HERE. Attend and learn about our work to bring efficient and fair health care to all Oregonians. This meeting is open to the public, so feel free to bring along anyone you like! EVERYBODY IN – NOBODY OUT

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.

Town Hall
Health Care Delays, Denials, & Costs Action Not Anger
Corvallis-Benton County Public Library

Outreach and Communications Committee Meeting via Zoom
Our Outreach and Communications Committee meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 7 – 8pm on Zoom.

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.

Outreach and Communications Committee Meeting via Zoom
Our Outreach and Communications Committee meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 7 – 8pm on Zoom.

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.

Outreach and Communications Committee Meeting via Zoom
Our Outreach and Communications Committee meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month from 7 – 8pm on Zoom.

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.

Best Cellar Benefit Concert
Join our benefit concert on Nov 22nd, 7:30pm, at Best Cellar, located at the Methodist Church on 11th and Monroe, in Corvallis, OR.

Outreach Committee Meeting via Zoom
Our Outreach and Communications Committee meets on the 2nd Thursday of every month from 7 – 8pm on Zoom.

MVHCA Public Advocates Meeting
Join our public meeting on the fourth Monday of the month at the Corvallis Unitarian Universalist Fellowship: 2945 NW Circle, Corvallis. Or, join us virtually on ZOOM. This meeting is open to the public, so feel free to bring along anyone you like! EVERYBODY IN – NOBODY OUT

Farmer's Market Tabling
Volunteer and join our farmer’s market tabling team each Saturday, 9am - 1pm at the Corvallis waterfront, or just come by for chat!

Farmer's Market Tabling
Volunteer and join our farmer’s market tabling team each Saturday, 9am - 1pm at the Corvallis waterfront, or just come by for chat!

Farmer's Market Tabling
Volunteer and join our farmer’s market tabling team each Saturday, 9am - 1pm at the Corvallis waterfront, or just come by for chat!

MVHCA Advocates Picnic!
Please join us for the MVHCA picnic! Dinner, drinks, plates, and forks will be provided for all attendees. Dessert will be potluck style. This is our opportunity each year to meet many new advocates, relax, chat, eat tasty snacks and have fun! August 26, 5-9pm, at Avery Park Corvallis Lion's Shelter.

Annual meeting of Health Care for All Oregon
Annual Health Care for All Oregon Meeting (9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.)
Town hall: Halting the Hostile Takeover of Health Care (2:45-4:30).
Where: First Congregational Church, 4525 SW West Hills Road, Corvallis. Registration allows you access to either event
a. Register HERE for in-person attendance . If you plan to attend only the Town Hall at 2:45, please indicate that in the “Other comments” box near the bottom of the registration.
b. Register HERE for online (Zoom) attendance for either event. log in when you desire.
When: June 8, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in person and online. If online, tune in:
a. 11:15 a.m. The keynote speaker will address Oregonians' Beliefs About Health Care.
b. 1:00 p.m. Panel: How to Talk About Health Care and Engage more Oregonians in the Conversation.
c. 2:45 p.m. Panel: Halting the Hostile Takeover of Health Care
Speakers:
i. David Dayen, author of Monopolized
ii. Hayden Rooke-Ley Health Policy Attorney.

MVHCA May Advocates Meeting and Public Town Hall (Meeting delayed one day in honor of Memorial Day).
Attend a town hall on health care reform
When: Tuesday, May 28, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Where: Online or in person at the Corvallis-Benton Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave.
a. No registration needed for in-person attendance.
b. Register HERE for online Zoom attendance. Disregard the opening paragraph on the Zoom registration. (Our usual meeting on Mondays is delayed for Memorial Day).
Speakers:
a. Senator Deb Patterson, of Senate District 10 in Marion County, and Chair of the Senate Committee on Health Care.
b. Hayden Rooke-Ley Health Policy Attorney.
Topics:
a. What Can the Oregon Legislature do in 2024-25 to improve health care for Oregonians.
b. How to stop the corporate take-over of our health care and the corporate practice of medicine (without a license).

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 Public Advocates Meeting
Our public advocates meeting is this Monday! Join us for a report from Karen Christenson and Bruce Thomson of our Legislative Committee. They will be analyzing and reporting on the short legislative session and local happenings in health care.