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Minnesota Universal Health Care Coalition

MISSION
The Minnesota Universal Health Care Coalition is dedicated to establishing comprehensive single-payer health care for all Minnesotans through advocacy, education, lobbying, and community organizing.

VALUES
We believe that health care is an essential human need and that unequal access to health care is an injustice. A single-payer system is the only system that can provide comprehensive, affordable, high quality health care for each and every person.

VISION
We envision a comprehensive high quality health care system which:

Provides universal and equal health care coverage.
Uses the single-payer financing mechanism to control costs and reduce administrative waste.
Provides permanent health care coverage regardless of health, financial or employment status.
Covers all medically necessary care including prescription medication, mental health care and dental care.
Restores to doctors and patients the ultimate authority over decisions about medical care.
Ensures patients the freedom to choose among doctors, hospitals and other providers.
Removes the power of private corporations to make health policy and gives this power to the community.

MUHCC, a coalition of member organizations, is an independent, nonpartisan, 501(c)4 non-profit in Minnesota.

MUHCC Committees

MUHCC Board

Steering Committee

Other Committees, Chairs

MUHCC Board

Name	Designation	Affiliation
Susan Hasti, MD	Chair	Physicians for a National Health Program
Alan Ingram	Vice Chair	National Association of Social Workers
Lisa Nilles, MD	Secretary	Physicians for a National Health Program
Don Pylkkanen	Treasurer	Minnesota Citizens Organized Acting Together
Glenda Larson	Board Member	League of Women Voters

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Steering Committee

Barb Anderson - Itasca Progressive Caucus

Amy Brockman - Minnesota DFL Progressive Caucus

Tim Carlson - Network of Spiritual Progressives

Elizabeth Frost, MD - Physicians for a National Health Program, MN Chapter

Rhoda Gilman - Minnesota Green Party

Jim Hart, MD - Individual Contributor

Susan Hasti, MD - Physicians for a National Health Program

Bernie Hesse - United Commercial Food Workers, #789

Alan Ingram - National Association of Social Workers, MN Chapter

Vacant - Minnesota Senior Federation

John Kolstad - Metro Independent Business Alliance

Glenda Larson - League of Women Voters

Ruth Marston - Minnesota Association of Professional Employees

Bruce Miller Minnesota Farmers Union

Lisa Nilles, MD - Physicians for a National Health Program

Glen Peterson - MUHCC Community Organizing Committee, Chair

Don Pylkkanen - Minnesota Citizens Organized Acting Together (MN COACT)

Charlie Quick - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, #110

Ann Settgast, MD - Physicians for a National Health Program, MN Chapter

Rick Varco - Service Employees International Union

Connie Hickle - Network of Spiritual Progressives (Alternate)

Mike Mitchell - Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (Alternate)

Mary Tambornino - League of Women Voters (Alternate)

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Other MUHCC Committees: Committee Chairs

Committee	Chair
Community Organizing Committee	Glen Peterson
Legislative Committee	Alan Ingram
Communications Committee	Amy M. Johnston
Fundraising Committee	Amy Lange

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Minnesota Universal Health Care Coalition
2469 University Avenue West, Saint Paul, MN 55114
651-641-4073