Health care advocates in Oregon are asking lawmakers to enact a Basic Health Program. Why? This one-page fact sheet explains
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Justice in the workplace, tax system, and economy are essential to a just society, but reforms in other areas are necessary to ensure all Oregonians live with dignity. We must confront the legacy of racist institutions and present-day forms of discrimination that impede opportunities for Oregonians of color.
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Justice in the workplace, tax system, and economy are essential to a just society, but reforms in other areas are necessary to ensure all Oregonians live with dignity. We must confront the legacy of racist institutions and present-day forms of discrimination that impede opportunities for Oregonians of color.
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Testimony of Janet Bauer, Policy Analyst, Oregon Center for Public Policy, House Committee on Health Care, December 8, 2014
Some 10,000 low-income Oregonians would gain health insurance and tens of thousands more would see sharply reduced health insurance costs
At the Oregon Center for Public Policy, we believe that all Oregon children should have access to health care services.
We believe that all Oregon children should have access to health care services. That is why we have partnered with
Today’s data release by the U.S. Census Bureau will serve as a benchmark for the success of the Affordable Care
Should Oregon enact a Basic Health Program, more than 87,000 low-income adults could gain access to dental insurance coverage they
Even before full implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Oregon made progress in assuring health insurance coverage for its residents.
Men more than women. Communities of color typically more than whites. Malheur County residents more than Polk County residents.
If economic growth alone determined the well-being of a state’s inhabitants, all Oregonians would be thriving. When measured by economic
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