A Healthy Debate: Time for Universal Healthcare?

Canceled due to COVID-19 precautions

Doors [will not] open at 6:30 Friday evening, March 20th, First Unitarian Church, Portland

An entertaining and education debate between two experts with very different opinions! Come here what our lively commentators have to say, then have your own say from the audience.

Dr. Adam Gaffney, President of Physicians for a National Health Program, a pulmonary specialist at Cambridge Health Alliance / Harvard Medical School.

Eric Fruits PhD, President and chief economist at Economics International Corp., adjunct economics professor at Portland State University and an academic advisor to the Cascade Policy Institute.

Plus: Live musical encouragement by Bob Wickline!

What: Public debate on Universal Healthcare, open to the public,

When: Friday evening, March 20th. Doors [will not] open at 6:30 pm, debate 7-8:00 pm

Where: First Unitarian Church, 1211 SW Main Street at Salmon, Portland

Information: Jim Robison, HCAO Action jim@forwardsupport.com

Admission: Donation of $5-20 requested; no one turned away for lack of funds. Donations will cover expenses and benefit the
Economic Justice Action Group of 1st Unitarian Church and HCAO-Action

Events that have already happened

SB 770 – It’s Not Over. Strengthening Our Advocacy

With SB 770 legislative champion Senator James Manning

Sunday, September 29, 2:30 pm

Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene - 1685 W 13th Ave. 13th and Chambers

See Facebook event page for this here - you can indicate interest or that you are going!

Through the work of many people over the last decade, advocates were able to convince the legislature to fund a Universal Health Care Task Force. The job of the task force is to provide legislative recommendations regarding a single payer system in Oregon.

How do we continue to advocate so that the task force helps us move towards an equitable, affordable, comprehensive, publicly funded universal health care system?

We will explore –

· What does SB 770 do?

· Why is single payer important?

· Why is a single risk pool important?

· What provider payment methods are likely to lead to affordable high quality care?

· What does SB 770 say about these things?

· What does research say about these things?

· What do you say about these things?

2019 SINGLE PAYER STRATEGY CONFERENCE
OCTOBER 18-20, 2019
Portland, OR

Healthcare-NOW and the Labor Campaign for Single Payer Healthcare invite you to join hundreds of activists for a weekend of inspiration and strategy to win single-payer national healthcare! Our social movement has grown rapidly during the Trump era, and this year we've won historic advances in the House of Representatives. At the same time, the healthcare industry has launched a well-funded opposition campaign. This year's conference will highlight effective strategies and tactics from across the country, and make sure we continue to grow our movement through a crucial 2020 and beyond. Click here to learn more.