Minnesota Universal Health Care Coalition

The Minnesota Universal Health Care Coalition is a coalition of individuals and organizations committed to enacting single-payer health care in Minnesota.  Below is a current list of our member organizations. Each organization is represented by a member on our Coaltion Council who participates in outreach and advocacy within the member organization and in the broader community.  New Coalition Partners are welcome.

• A Coalition Partner form is available here.
• Individuals should sign up via the Join Us page.

AFSCME Council 65

AFSCME Council 65 covers the entire state of Minnesota, with the exception of the State employees, Metro Minneapolis/St Paul area, and metro Duluth and St. Louis County Employees. They go from International Falls to Worthington to Rochester and have staff all over the state who service their immediate area. Council 65 works to improve the pay and working conditions of its members and is committed to winning respect and appreciation through strong contracts for the public employees of Greater Minnesota.AFSCME Council 65 joined MUHCC in 2009.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers #110

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) represents approximately 750,000 members who work in a wide variety of fields, including utilities, construction, telecommunications, broadcasting, manufacturing, railroads and government. The IBEW has members in both the United States and Canada and stands out among the American unions in the AFL-CIO because it is among the largest and has members in so many skilled occupations.

League of Women Voters of Minnesota

The League of Women Voters of the United States undertook a two-year study of the funding and delivery of health care in the US and announced its final position in April 1993. When the Minnesota Universal Health Care Committee was formed, the Minnesota League joined to further the goal of universal health care on a state basis. The League's Position states "The League of Women Voters of the US believes that a basic level of quality health care at an affordable cost should be available to all US residents. Other US health care policy goals should include the equitable distribution of services, efficient and economical delivery of care, advancement of medical research and technology, and a reasonable total national expenditure level for health care."

Minnesota Association of Professional Employees

MAPE is a union of state professional employees working in all sectors across the state. They have 12,000 members. In September 2007, the MAPE Delegate Assembly identified single-payer universal health care as a legislative priority. MAPE supports universal single-payer health care because MAPE believes health care is a right of all Minnesotans. Health care must be available to everyone, and a single-payer, Medicare-for-all system is the only method that can provide universal health care while reducing health care costs without damaging quality of care.

Minnesota COACT

Minnesota COACT (Citizens Organized Acting Together) is a statewide citizens' organization of 12,000 members. COACT's mission is to educate and organize people to empower themselves to take action in the democratic process on social justice issues, including single-payer and maintaining family farms as stewards of the land. COACT has been organizing for single-payer universal health care since helping to get the first single-payer bill introduced in 1991 as part of the Health Care Campaign of Minnesota.

Minnesota Farmers Union

The Minnesota Farmers Union has long been a strong supporter of universal single-payer health care. Without a doubt, health care access and cost have risen to the top of issues concerning the farmers and rural residents we represent. MFU is also very concerned about the next generation of farmers. Options for affordable, accessible health care are a huge concern for young farmers. This would be addressed by adopting a universal single- payer system.

Minnesota Green Party

The Minnesota Green Party is a grassroots organization dedicated to the values of the international Green movement. The Green Party strives to build a society in which all can lead full and productive lives in harmony with each other and with nature. The Green Party has been an early and consistent supporter of universal single-payer health care.

Minnesota Independent Field Staff and Clerical Association

The Minnesota Independent Field Staff and Clerical Association (MIFSCA) is the unaffiliated association of the 22 non-supervisory employees of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO, Greater Minnesota Council 65. Members of MIFSCA assist AFSCME Council 65 members with the negotiation and enforcement of their labor agreements, legal assistance, education, and training.

National Association of Social Workers - Minnesota Chapter

The National Association of Social Workers, both in Washington, DC and in Minnesota, has consistently supported the adoption of a universal single-payer health care delivery system nationally and in Minnesota, because it is the most affordable, most democratic means to deliver necessary, reasonable physical and mental health care to every resident, regardless of income or employment status. Health care is really a basic civil right in a decent society, and it is an international scandal that the wealthiest nation on Earth cannot claim to be the healthiest nation on Earth.

Network of Spiritual Progressives - Minnesota

The Minnesota chapter of the Network of Spiritual Progressives aims to build a local organization that will exemplify the way a new bottom line of love, compassion, community, fairness and peace can shape a healthy community and political process. They hold regular meetings, engage in specific activities to apply progressive spiritual principles to needs in local communities and the nation, and provide information and support to others who want to ground their work in spiritual principles.

Older Women’s League - Minnesota

The Older Women’s League is the “voice of midlife and older women”. There are OWL state chapters across the United States. Central to OWL’s mission is advocacy for “comprehensive accessible healthcare coverage that is publicly administered and financed and includes long-term care”. OWL was a pioneer in supporting single-payer health care. OWL joined MUHCC in 2008.

Physicians for a National Health Program - Minnesota

Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) is dedicated exclusively to implementing a single-payer national health program in the United States. We believe access to high-quality health care is a right of all people and should be provided equitably as a public service rather than bought and sold as a commodity. Our work involves educating health care providers and the general public on the need for comprehensive, high-quality, publicly-funded but privately delivered health care. The Minnesota Chapter (PNHP-MN) was formed in the summer of 2007. Our members speak extensively to groups and organizations  about single-payer health care.

TakeAction Minnesota

TakeAction Minnesota is an alliance of organizations and individuals united behind a vision for racial, social and economic justice.  They are the only permanent, multi-issue, multi-constituency organization in Minnesota. TakeAction has 30 dues-paying member organizations, together representing more than 350,000 Minnesotans and approximately 10,000 individual members. TakeAction does grassroots organizing in four main areas: Health Care, Hmong Community, Native American Community, and Strengthening Democracy/ Electing Progressive Champions.

United Food and Commercial Workers #789

... Employer provided health care is dangerously close to becoming a thing of the past. If we don’t put in place a more accessible, efficient, quality driven and affordable plan, more working men and women will be relegated to the growing number of uninsured. This isn’t just the opinion of one Union President, but the opinion of a growing number of experts in the health care delivery business...

In Partnership:

MUHCC collaborates with the Greater Minnesota Health Care Coalition in coordinating the Campaign for the Minnesota Health Plan, a statewide effort to educate, advocate and mobilize Minnesotans to enact the Minnesota Health Act (SF118 / HF135) which would create a single comprehensive health plan covering every Minnesota resident. GMHCC is a coalition of three regional partners: Central Minnesota Senior Federation, Minnesota Citizens Federation Northeast, and Seven County Senior Federation.