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We fight to make universal health care in Oregon a reality.

Two universal healthcare activists who erected a sign supporting single payer

Want to join the fight for universal health care? Whether you’d like to work with lawmakers to achieve single payer, work in outreach to educate the public, or just learn more about the movement, you can join us, no experience necessary!

Please fill out the form below, and you will be added to the mailing and emailing lists of Mid-Valley Health Care Advocates and our statewide partner Health Care for All Oregon. We are thrilled to offer Corvallis volunteer opportunities!

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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.

Outreach Committee Meeting via Zoom
May 14
Outreach Committee Meeting via Zoom

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

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What is Medicare Advantage?
What is Medicare Advantage?

Medicare Advantage, also known as Medicare Part C, has become more and more popular as an alternative to traditional Medicare. As of 2022, 48% of Medicare users had a Medicare Advantage plan. This is an increase from 22% in 2008. 

What is the difference between Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare? How do Medicare Advantage insurers profit off our confusion? How do I know what kind of Medicare plan is right for me? 

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: