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Mission and Purpose
Mission and Purpose
Indivisible Tri-Valley's Healthcare Work Group advocates at the local, state, and federal level for policies and legislation that will ensure equitable and affordable health care access for all. We are extremely concerned with current attempts to roll back health care rights and access for our most vulnerable populations and to abandon evidence based policies supporting public health.
The Issues
The Issues
Indivisible Tri-Valley’s (ITV) Healthcare Work Group fights for equitable, science-based healthcare access for all. Our work spans different areas of healthcare policy and advocacy, and our interests are shaped by the voices and experiences of our members - your input and participation define our priorities and fuel our work.
Science & Public Health
We are dedicated to holding public officials accountable and ensuring that health agencies prioritize evidence-based science over ideology, while exposing influences that undermine patient well-being. We advocate for equitable public health solutions and support sustained medical research and science education rooted in integrity and honesty.
Patient Rights & Healthcare Access
Healthcare is a human right. We work to remove barriers to care and champion policies that expand and strengthen public programs like Medicare and SSDI. Our goal: universal access to quality, affordable healthcare for all.
Reproductive & Family Rights
We fight for reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ family rights, and policies that protect bodily autonomy and family well-being. We believe everyone deserves care, support, dignity, and the freedom to make their own choices free from political interference.
Climate & Health
Climate change and pollution are bringing new challenges for public health, including increases in respiratory disease, heat-related illnesses, new vectors of disease transmission, and degradation of mental well-being We are partnering with the ITV’s Climate Justice Work Group to advocate for a coherent policy of health mitigations that account for the damage that polluters have made to our environment.
How We Organize:
Biweekly Team Meetings: Share insights, strategize, and take purposeful action together.
Community-Building Events: Connect and stand in solidarity through interest panels, relevant speakers, and mutual support.
Information Sharing: Inform our community about current healthcare issues, needs, and opportunities for action through a newsletter and organized tabling events.
We collaborate with broader coalitions. For instance, we have members on the health-care work group of the Indivisible CA: StateStrong (CASS) coalition. CASS advocates for state-level legislation that positively impacts all Californians. We are also members of the Fight for Our Health Care (FFOH) coalition.
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Contact DougM@IndivisibleTriValley.org for more information or questions
CURRENT ACTION ITEMS
Take Action on the California Health Care Affordability Crisis!
Take Action on the California Health Care Affordability Crisis!
Californians are experiencing an affordability crisis on many fronts with the cost of health care taking larger chunks out of workers’ wages and family finances and driving more Californians into medical debt or to take the risk of delaying or skipping care entirely.
Health Access is in the final stages of a campaign to empower California to fight back and needs your help!
The state's Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) was launched in 2022 to slow the increase of health care costs, and it's now weighing policy options for real enforcement, including penalties for the hospitals, medical groups and insurers that drive up the cost of care.
The OHCA Board will likely vote on these penalties this August and we know monied interests will do everything they can to stop us, which means the moment for everyday Californians to speak up is right now. More information on OHCA and the campaign here.
1. Submit a public comment to OHCA and state leaders:
Tell OHCA and our state leaders how the high cost of care affects you and your family. It takes just a few minutes — and it makes a real difference.
To help make your public comment submission as impactful as possible, we put together the following prompts for you to include in your submission:
Share any experience you had with an expensive hospital bill and be specific about the price you paid and the impact that had on yourself and/or your family/loved ones.
Share any examples of how hard it is to access affordable health care where you live or how care has gotten more expensive for you / your family / your loved ones.
2. Join the next town hall for healthcare affordability:
Our next in person town hall will be in Gilroy, CA on August 13th from 5-7pm. Add your voice in person as we take this movement across the state.
This is what community power looks like: neighbors showing up for one another and refusing to accept that care has to cost this much. Thank you for being part of it.
For questions, please contact Chris Noble at cnoble@health-access.org.
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