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Health Care Voter

Website:

healthcarevoter.org
Type:

Left-of-center heath advocacy group
Project of:

Sixteen Thirty Fund
Formation:

2017
Co-Chair:

Brad Woodhouse

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Health Care Voter is a left-of-center health care advocacy organization created in 2017 for blocking efforts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as “Obamacare”). Health Care Voter co-chair Brad Woodhouse previously worked as president of American Bridge 21st Century and Americans United for Change (AUFC). 1 2

Health Care Voter is a project of the 501(c)(4) advocacy group Sixteen Thirty Fund, a nonprofit managed by philanthropic consulting firm Arabella Advisors. 2

Background

Health Care Voter was organized as part of a coalition of left-of-center activist groups—including professional left-wing advocacy organizations and labor unions—focused on preserving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Other groups in the pro-Obamacare coalition include Save My Care, Protect Our Care, and Get America Covered.  These groups, along with Health Care Voter, were all projects of incubator nonprofits organized and managed by Arabella Advisors, a left-leaning philanthropy consulting firm. Health Care Voter’s incubator, Sixteen Thirty Fund, manages other single-issue advocacy groups, including healthcare advocacy groups Protect Our Care and SoCal Healthcare Coalition. 3

One Health Care Voter co-chair, Brad Woodhouse, was involved in the passage of Obamacare in 2010. While Obamacare was being voted on in Congress, Woodhouse was on the steering committee for Health Care for America Now (HCAN), a 501(c)(4) advocacy group created through funding from the Bermuda-based foundation Atlantic Philanthropies. 1 HCAN was credited with coordinating much of the media campaign to pass Obamacare in Congress, working with professional activist groups such as MoveOn.org, the AFL-CIO, Organizing for Action, and the defunct Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) (defunct as of 2025) to lobby for the legislation. 1 HCAN exists as a project of the Sixteen Thirty Fund alongside Health Care Voter. 4

Political Activism

Obamacare

In response to Republican Party efforts to “repeal and replace” Obamacare during the first administration of President Donald Trump, Health Care Voter launched a series of voter mobilization campaigns targeting Republican U.S. Representatives who voted to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 5 During the 2018 midterm election cycle, Health Care Voter spent over $1 million on advertisements across 20 congressional districts. 6 Additionally, Health Care Voter claims to have registered over 750,000 people to vote on the issue of health care, 7 and conducted a series of opinion polls in key congressional districts. 8

Health Care Voter also uses consulting and coalition-building group The Hub Project (also a project of the Sixteen Thirty Fund) for public relations services. 9

Black Lives Matter

In June 2020, Health Care Voter supported a walkout by doctors in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and protests.  10

Pharmaceutical Drugs

Health Care Voter has argued in favor of capping the prices of prescription drugs. The group’s website features testimonials from people who claim they have paid too much for certain medication such as insulin and prescription drugs. The group previously supported the Inflation Reduction Act spending bill, which it argued helped cap the cost of insulin, inhalers, and other drugs for seniors on Medicare.  10

COVID-19

In 2020, Health Care Voter supported the local and national lockdown measures implemented during the COVID-19 Pandemic, arguing for the federal government to take a more restrictive approach against preventing the spread of the virus. The group criticized the first Trump administration for allegedly ignoring “public health experts” and demanded it “come up with a plan” to fight against the virus. The group also accused the pharmaceutical industry for allegedly “taking advantage” of the outbreak. 10

Abortion and Birth Control

Health Care Voter has argued in favor of requiring health insurance companies to cover birth control with no co-pays for patients. On its website, the group features a June 2024 post from the X account (formerly Twitter) for “The View” claiming “REPUBLICANS BLOCK BILL TO PROTECT CONTRACEPTION: After the Senate failed to advance legislation that would codify a right to access contraceptives and Democrats ring alarm bells that the Republicans are not done stripping your reproductive rights.”  11 12

Health Care Voter also supports expansive abortion access. The group’s website featured a June 2024 X post by CBS Morning on a story about a couple in Texas where the husband said his “wife was 13 weeks pregnant when she found out “our baby has no heartbeat,” and that he argued “his wife was denied care because of the political and religious battle in Texas.”  10 13

One Big Beautiful Bill

Health Care Voter opposed the passage of the 2025 Republican-backed budget reconciliation legislation, often dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” in July 2025, arguing the bill would cut taxes for the wealthy and major corporations as well as provide cuts to Medicaid. 10

Gun Control

In September 2025, Health Care Voter reposted a post on its Facebook page from Center for American Progress Action which criticized the lack of restrictions on gun ownership and sales. The post also appeared to support legalizing emergency contraception (“Plan B”) sales to those 17 and younger. 14

Leadership

Brad Woodhouse

Brad Woodhouse is a co-chair of Health Care Voter. Woodhouse is also the executive director for Protect Our Care, which is also a Sixteen Thirty Fund project and member organization of the pro-Obamacare coalition. 15 16

Woodhouse previously served as president of Democrat Party-linked PACs American Bridge 21st Century  and Correct the Record. 17 Both groups were created by David Brock, a Democratic Party operative close to the Clinton family. During the 2016 presidential election, Woodhouse ran the left-wing agitation group Americans United For Change (AUFC). 15

Prior to this, Woodhouse was a communications director for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) as well as senior strategist for the Obama presidential campaigns from 2008 through 2013.  18 Woodhouse was also communications director for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC). 15  18

Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Milano is a co-chair of Health Care Voter. Milano is an American actress and political activist. 16

Laura Packard

Laura Packard is a co-chair and the executive director of Health Care Voter. Packard is a Democratic political operative who runs her own consulting firm, PowerThru Consulting. 19 Previously, Packard worked for the AFL-CIO. 16

Donna Edwards

Donna Edwards is a co-chair of Health Care Voter. Edwards a Democratic politician and former U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 4th congressional district. 16

Tionne (T-Boz) Watkins

Tionne Watkins is a co-chair of Health Care Voter.  Watkins is a member of the 1990s female pop group TLC and is a health care activist. 16

Elena Hung

Elena Hung is a co-chair of Health Care Voter. Hung is an immigration lawyer and children’s health care activist. 16

Anton Gunn

Anton Gunn is a co-chair of Health Care Voter. Gunn worked for the Department of Health and Human Services during the Obama administration, where he helped implement Obamacare. 16

Karamo Brown

Karamo Brown is a co-chair of Heath Care Voter. Karamo is a former reality TV star and LGBT activist. 16

Ady Barkan

Ady Barkan was a co-chair of Health Care Voter. Barkan was also a Senior Campaigner at the Center for Popular Democracy, a left-of-center 501(c)(3) organization that receives millions in funding from left-wing foundations. Barkan passed away in 2023 of complications from ALS. 16

Funding

Health Care Voter is a project of the Sixteen Thirty Fund, a left-wing 501(c)(4) funding and fiscal sponsorship group managed by the Washington, D.C.-based consultancy Arabella Advisors. While it is unspecified how much money the Sixteen Thirty Fund spends on Health Care Voter, Sixteen Thirty Fund earned over $ 181,353,252 million in revenue with $57,812,650 spent on the issue area which included healthcare in 2023. 20

Partner Organizations

Health Care Voter lists its partner organizations on its website. These include American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Battle Born Progress, the Center for American Progress Action Fund, The Center for Popular Democracy, Black Gifted & Whole, Change Now, Change.org, Community Catalyst Action Fund, CREDO, Families USA Action, Floridians for a Fair Shake, For Our Future Action Fund, Forward Majority, Grey Roots Action, Health Care For America Now, Keep Birth Control Copay Free, Keep Iowa Healthy, Little Lobbyists, Michigan Families for Economic Prosperity, Moms Rising, Maine People’s Alliance, NARAL Pro-Choice America, New Jersey Citizen Action, New Jersey for a Better Future, NextGen America, Ohioans for Economic Opportunity, One PA, Our Lives on the Line, Pantsuit Nation, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Progress Iowa, Progress Now Colorado, Progress Virginia, Public Citizen, PushBlack, Rise to Run, Save My Care, the SEIU, Six Action, SoCal Healthcare Coalition, Stand Up America, Tax March, Town Hall Project, Ultraviolet Action, and We Must Count. 10

References

  1. Ludwig, Hayden. “Who is Behind the Groups Pushing Obamacare?” Capital Research Center. January 10, 2018. Accessed January 17, 2019. https://capitalresearch.org/article/who-is-behind-the-groups-pushing-obamacare/.
  2. “Paid for by Health Care Voter, a Project of the Sixteen Thirty Fund. Not Authorized by Any Candidate or Candidate’s Committee.” Health Care Voter. Accessed January 17, 2019. https://healthcarevoter.org/
  3. Ludwig, Hayden. “Who Is behind the Groups Pushing Obamacare?” Capital Research Center, January 10, 2019. https://capitalresearch.org/article/who-is-behind-the-groups-pushing-obamacare/.
  4. Advocacy Overview. Accessed September 29, 2025. https://www.influencewatch.org/app/uploads/2019/01/Arabella-Healthcare-Campaign-presentation_1630-fund-new-venture-fund.pdf.
  5. McCammond, Alexi. “Progressives target 20 vulnerable Republicans on health care.” Axios. September 6, 2018. Accessed January 17, 2019. https://www.axios.com/health-care-voter-campaign-2018-midterm-lections-664b9163-f6f7-435c-a00e-1ffbfd19303b.html.
  6. Garcia, Eric. “Liberal Health Care Group Launches Seven-Figure Campaign.” Roll Call. September 6, 2018. Accessed January 17, 2019. https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/liberal-health-care-group-starts-seven-figure-campaign-embargoed-until-8-am.
  7. McIntire, Mary Ellen. “It’s Baaaccck! Health Care Law Again Front and Center in Midterms.” Roll Call. October 3, 2018. Accessed January 17, 2019. https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/health-care-law-returns-midterms.
  8. “NEW HOUSE POLLS: Voters Cite Health Care as Top Issue Ahead of Midterm Elections.” Health Care Voter. Accessed January 17, 2019. https://healthcarevoter.org/new-house-polls-voters-cite-health-care-top-issue-ahead-midterm-elections/.
  9. “Federal Judge In Fort Worth Strikes Down Obamacare As Unconstitutional.” December 14, 2018. Accessed January 17, 2019.  https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/12/14/federal-judge-texas-strikes-down-obamacare-unconstitutional/.
  10. Health Care Voter. Accessed September 15, 2025. https://healthcarevoter.org/.
  11. [1] Health Care Voter. Accessed September 15, 2025. https://healthcarevoter.org/.
  12. The View (@TheView). “REPUBLICANS BLOCK BILL TO PROTECT CONTRACEPTION.” X, June 6, 2024. https://x.com/TheView/status/1798740019613454651
  13. CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings). X, June 4, 2024. https://x.com/CBSMornings/status/1797969486898659738
  14. Health Care Voter, September 14, 2025. https://healthcarevoter.org/.
  15. “Brad Woodhouse.” Protect Our Care. Accessed September 29, 2025. https://www.protectourcare.org/brad-woodhouse/.
  16. “Meet Our Co-Chairs.” Health Care Voter. Accessed September 29, 2025. https://healthcarevoter.org/co-chairs/.
  17. Graves, Lucia. “Meet the Man Who’s Making Super PACs Extra Super.” The Atlantic. July 31, 2015. Accessed January 17, 2019. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/meet-the-man-whos-making-super-pacs-extra-super/439692/.
  18. “Brad Woodhouse.” LinkedIn. Accessed January 17, 2019. https://www.linkedin.com/in/woodhousebrad1/
  19. Packard, Laura. “Home.” Accessed January 17, 2019. https://www.laurapackard.com/
  20. “Sixteen Thirty Fund, Full Filing – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed September 22, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/264486735/202413169349305461/full.
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