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While health insurance coverage markedly improved last year, many Oregonians still lack coverage.
Today we learned from the U.S. Census Bureau that while health insurance coverage markedly improved last year, many Oregonians still
by Janet Bauer, Policy Analyst, Before House Committee on Health Care, March 6, 2015 Good afternoon, Chair Greenlick, Co-chairs Hayden
Testimony of Janet Bauer, Policy Analyst, Oregon Center for Public Policy, House Committee on Health Care, December 8, 2014
Chair Greenlick and members of the committee: My name is Janet Bauer. I am a policy analyst with the Oregon
In the continuing effort to extend health coverage to all Oregonians, a Basic Health Program may just be what the
OCPP policy analyst Janet Bauer submitted testimony to the Oregon House Health Care Committee in support of HB 2134. This
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Nation Sees First Increase In Health Insurance Coverage In 12 Years While Oregon Is Stagnant
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