Legislative panel recommends Medicaid buy-in to reduce Oregon's uninsured rate

A panel that spent 11 months figuring out how to provide universal health care in Oregon stopped short of recommending a single-payer system. The Universal Access to Care Work Group did, however, produce a set of recommendations to the Legislature that would take incremental steps in that direction. “What is the goal of universal access to care?” asked Rep. Andrea Salinas, a Lake Oswego Democrat who chaired the 15-person work group . “Better outcomes for more people for less money, with a…
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