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Single-payer activists screen film, discuss Canadian/American healthcare systems

State groups hope to raise support for a single-payer bill this winter
  December 13, 2012 -- Monday night, a small crowd gathered at the Clinton Street Theater for a film screening of The Healthcare Movie (http://www.healthcaremovie.net/), a documentary about the history of the Canadian healthcare system that was produced by a Canadian/American couple Laurie Simons and Terry Sterrenberg to dispel myths and stereotypes about Canada's healthcare system – specifically, that Canadian citizens dislike their healthcare system and frequently travel to the United States for care. Read More >>

Mad As Hell Doctors Receive Prestigious Award

The Oregon Physicians’ Group Mad As Hell Doctors received a prestigious award in Washington, D.C on October 29 at the annual meeting of the Physicians for a National Health Program.
The Oregon Physicians’ Group Mad As Hell Doctors received a prestigious award in Washington, D.C on October 29 at the annual meeting of the Physicians for a National Health Program.  The Dr. Quentin Young Health Activist award was accepted by Dr. Michael Huntington, a Corvallis doctor and a founder of the group, on behalf of MAHD.   Read More >>

Sales Tax for Universal Healthcare in Oregon Seriously Considered

The single-funding proposal has some Republican support for further study
April 12, 2011 -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers are behind an idea that would look into using a sales tax to fund universal healthcare in Oregon. Read More >>

Single-Payer Supporters Stand Strong in Salem

A rally and emotional hearing for House Bill 3510 put spotlight on single-payer system
March 11, 2011--Supporters of single-payer healthcare legislation had their day in Salem Friday, with a well-attended hearing on the Capitol steps and an emotional hearing for the single-payer bill, House Bill 3510, before the House Health Care Committee.     Read More >>

Rally, Hearing for Single Payer in Salem Friday

Dissatisfied with Obamacare, single-payer advocates are taking their message to the state capital
March 7, 2011 -- Advocates for single-payer healthcare in Oregon plan to make their voices heard in Salem on Friday. Read More >>

Oregon to Look at Single-Payer Bill Next Session

Advocates for a dedicated tax to pay for basic health coverage want to introduce a single-payer bill next session
August 25, 2010 -- A loose coalition of single-payer advocates in Oregon has taken the first steps toward developing legislation for the 2011 session Read More >>

A Mad As Hell Doctor's Final Report

Despite many thousands of e-mails and phone calls the White House did not invite us in.
November 19, 2009 -- Let me start back at the tour itself. I’ve reviewed the compendium of the individual TV appearances we made in local venues from Seattle to Washington. The amount of dust we kicked up—over a million citings on Google, many dozens of radio and TV appearances and interviews and print media articles—is not to be sneezed at. We made a splash all across the US. Read More >>

Police Arrest Twelve at Regence

Part of 54 arrests in nine states, Portland demonstrators chose Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
October 15, 2009 -- Police arrested 12 people today for trespassing outside the Portland headquarters for Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon. The acts of civil disobedience were met by similar direct actions in nine cities across the country organized by Healthcare Now and the Center for the Working Poor. Read More >>

Congressman Kucinich Caps Mad As Hell Doctors Tour

They're mad as hell and they came from Oregon
WASHINGTON DC, October 3, 2009 – Oregon’s homegrown Mad As Hell Doctors were met by Rep. Dennis Kucinich in Washington DC on the final days of their cross-country media blitz. Read More >>

Hundreds Heckle for Insurance Reform in Downtown Portland

Protestors gather at Regence headquarters as part of national MoveOn.org action
September 22, 2009 -- More than 400 people gathered in the courtyard beneath Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon headquarters in downtown Portland on Tuesday in support of comprehensive healthcare reform. Read More >>
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