Welcome to the Health Care Access Coalition

Believing in health care as a right, the Health Care Access Coalition works to promote affordable, comprehensive, and quality health care for all through education and advocacy. 

We engage in actions that address specific health care needs in rural Cattaraugus County as well as advocate at both the state and national levels for the legislative/systemic change necessary to bring about universal health care.

 Whenever possible, we work collaboratively with other coalitions, organizations, and individuals in the Southern Tier to develop the collective power that can help effect change.

What's new in 2010?  Look for new information on the Health Care Access Coalition Website:

• May is Mental Health Awareness Month.  We interviewed Joann McAndrew, executive director of the Mental Health Association in Cattaraugus County and Health Care Access Coalition member. For her comments and additional resources, please click here.

• What is real and what is false about health care reform?  We offer common myths and provide the facts.  Click here to learn more.

• Athena Godet-Calogeras and others offer their opinions on health care reform.  Click here for more.

• We will post articles referencing our organization and will post media releases.  Click here for more.

• If you think your opinion doesn't matter, or that your voice is not heard, think again.  A former local resident, forced to move to Rochester because of increasing health care costs wrote a poignant letter which you may read by clicking here.