The Lynn Health Task Force is a consumer advocacy group concerned about health care access, services, and health planning in the Greater Lynn area. The Task Force has been in existence and actively involved in health care advocacy for more than seventeen years. The diverse membership includes community activists, representatives of community based organizations, union members, and representatives of health care providers and social service agencies. Over the years the Task Force has organized community opposition and participated in regulatory proceedings on the closure of Lynn Hospital, successfully advocated for translation services at Union Hospital (then owned by AtlantiCare), and organized a community process to advocate for community benefits at AMC. In addition, the Task Force has been involved, in conjunction with Health Care For All and other advocacy groups, with statewide campaigns, including opposition to hospital rate deregulation, and support for the expansion of Medicaid, free care, and children