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The Health Care for All Podcast
The movement for universal health care is gaining ground in America — and Oregon is leading the way. The Health Care for All Podcast will help you understand how universal health care works, how it compares to the system we have now, and how Oregon is on track to be the first state to transition to universal health care. Really! It’s the only state with a constitutional amendment guaranteeing health care as a fundamental right and a Governance Board designing a transition plan.
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Episodes
- The Health Care for All Podcast
EP10: Workers Rally for Universal Health Care
Our upcoming Workers Rally November 14th, 2026, World Trade Center in downtown Portland. Please register to join us here…
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EP9: Is Oregon on Track to Be First?
Is Oregon on track to become the first state to win universal health care? In this short bonus episode, we continue our conversation with Health Care for All…
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EP8: Intro to HCAO with Pres. Valdez Bravo
Army veteran and public health leader Valdez Bravo, president of Health Care for All Oregon's (HCAO) board of directors, traces his path from a working-class…
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EP7: Deep Dive into the Draft Universal Health Plan || Part 3: Who's In Charge?
How would Oregon's Universal Health Plan actually be run — and how would doctors and hospitals get paid under it? In this third and final episode of our 3-part…
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EP6: Deep Dive into the Draft Universal Health Plan || Part 2: How Much Will It Cost?
LINK to the draft plan summary >>> https://www.oregon.gov/uhpgb/about/Documents/uhp-summary-for-2026-focus-groups.pdf *** How much will the plan cost? How will…
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EP5: Deep Dive into the Draft Universal Health Plan || Part 1: Who’s Eligible & What’s Covered?
This first episode of a three-part series takes a deeper dive into the 18 page draft of the proposed Universal Health Plan — breaking down key questions such…
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EP4: What's in the Draft Universal Health Plan? (Short Synopsis)
Oregon's Universal Health Plan Governance Board (UHPGB) released a summary of its draft universal health plan proposal in spring 2026, gathering community…
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EP3: Universal Health Care 101 - Defining Universal Health Care
What do we really mean when we say "universal health care?" Do some states already have it? And what’s socialized medicine? In this episode, we define what…
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EP2: The U.S. vs. Universal Health Care
Why does America need universal health care? We break down the biggest failures of our current healthcare system, from skyrocketing costs and administrative…
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EP1: Introducing The Health Care for All Podcast
What is universal health care, and how is Oregon on track to become the first state in the country to adopt it? This new podcast, brought to you by the…