Nurses and Friends for Single Payer (NFSP) is dedicated to achieving universal health care through single-payer public financing. The goal is for all Oregonian residents to have guaranteed, high quality, comprehensive health care.
Why Single Payer?
The term “Single Payer” refers to a system of healthcare reimbursement that respects health care as a human right. We believe the most effective model for ensuring access to equitable, affordable, comprehensive, and high quality health care is a publicly funded health care system with a single payer system. Learn more →
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Oregon’s Constitutional Right to Health Care passed in 2022. Find it here: Bill of Rights, Article I, Section 47.
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Universal Health Plan Governance Board (UHPGB) established in 2023 now working under ORS 751–Universal Health Care System.
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Read about the Board and Committee Members, their work, and how to get involved.
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See the Road Map.
What Can You Do?
Does your health insurance company make you sick? Help us treat this illness! We invite you to join us and get involved.
- Follow and/or submit testimony to UHPG Board and/or its Committees. Links here.
- Learn about single payer healthcare (see our Links & Resources page).
- Sign up to stay connected.
- Follow and “like” our Facebook page.
- Make a donation to NFSP.