Introducing HCAMn Monthly Education Sessions

Whether a new or seasoned advocate, we all benefit from learning about the principles of single-payer health care, and keeping abreast of the latest developments in state and federal health care reform.

Mark your calendars for the last Wednesday of each month, when we will host an education session from 7:00 - 8:30 PM in the Strommen Bldg. in St. Paul.

Precinct Caucuses are Tuesday, February 7th.  Click here to find where you caucus.

Please download this caucus resolution and bring it to your precinct caucus. 

Download the Health Care for All- Minnesota kick-off flyer here

If you were unable to attend the "Business and it's Role in Health Care" presentation by David Steil we have the video for you here. Enjoy!

MUHCC is pleased to announce its first Advisory Board. These talented and distinguished members of our community provide insight and recommendations to guide us in our work.  We thank them for their service to MUHCC, and look forward to working together to secure health care for all Minnesotans.

If you were unable to attend Dr. Hsiao's presentation on September 25th here it is for you to enjoy! Thank you to www.healthinsurance.org for providing the footage.

MUHCC is excited to announce that David Zeller has been hired as our first-ever field director! Since graduating from the University of Minnesota in 2008 with a degree in Sociology, David has worked on a variety of issue-based and political campaigns.  As the Campaign Director for Grassroots Campaigns, Inc., David had the opportunity to hone his fund-raising, organizing and advocacy chops with a variety of Minnesota organizations.  Most recently, he organized over 1000 Minnesotans to come to the capitol for the OutFront Lobby Day, making it the one of the largest state-based lobby days in the country.

A special thanks to Dane Smith and Politics in Minnesota for allowing us to use this piece.

When our unfailingly nice neighbors to the north were asked a few years ago in a national contest to choose the “Greatest Canadian’’ of all time, the inventor of the telephone (Alexander Graham Bell) and the sensational and beloved hockey player known as “The Great One” (Wayne Gretzky) finished far behind the top choice, Tommy Douglas.

You likely ask, Tommy who?

The story of Thomas Clement Douglas is amazing and inspirational enough, even if he had not become a political leader. Born in 1904 to parents of humble means, he was a scrappy and smart kid who overcame a serious injury to become a lightweight boxer. He learned the printing trade but also excelled as a scholar and academic, eventually earning a master’s degree in sociology and studying for a doctorate. He also served for a time as a Baptist minister, preaching a social gospel of justice and reform. And finally, Douglas excelled as a gifted and honest politician, an inspirational speaker, and one of Canada’s most beloved leaders over several decades. He was widely celebrated before his death in 1986.

On May 2, 2011 the Minnesota Universal Health Care Coalition hosted its first (of hopefully many) Artists on Stage for Health Care at the historic Park Square Theatre in St. Paul.  It brought together musicians, writers, and entertainers who also happen to be health care activists.  It was a great night and thanks to the St. Paul Neighborhood Network, we are able to provide share it with everyone! 

We are not alone in the fight for the Minnesota Health Plan!  Nurses for the Minnesota Health Plan (NMHP) is a group of determined nurses who support single payer universal health care in Minnesota. The Minnesota Health Plan would create such a system in our state, covering all Minnesotans and reducing the cost.  Check them out here.