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He and other leading Democrats talk about what s ahead for health care after Biden s plan.
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden says among the next steps Congress must take on health care are to lower the soaring cost of some medications specifically insulin and restore the ability of the federal government to negotiate drug prices for Medicare.
The Oregon Democrat joined the chairs of two other congressional committees Tuesday, March 16, on a conference call sponsored by Protect Our Care, a coalition of progressive groups formed in late 2016 to defend the Affordable Care Act against Republican attempts to repeal it.
Wyden, Washington Sen. Patty Murray and New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone discussed in detail what President Joe Biden s $1.9 trillion pandemic recovery plan does for health care. The plan broadens federal subsidies for health insurance premiums under the 2010 law, often known as Obamacare after the president who signed it. It also extends federal incentives to
Governor Kate Brown Calls on Legislature to Support Cover All People Proposal Office of the Governor Kate Brown | Mar 17, 2021
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Governor Kate Brown [Tuesday] detailed her support for House Bill 2164, Cover All People, in a hearing of the House Committee on Health Care. The bill, a product of the collaborative work of the Governor’s Racial Justice Council Health Equity Committee, would allow the Oregon Health Authority to create a state-based program to provide high-quality coverage for medically-underserved people, regardless of their immigration status––including legal permanent residents, young adults who age out of Oregon’s Cover All Kids program, DACA recipients, and undocumented adults. The program, modeled on the Oregon Health Plan, would focus on serving parents who have children or dependents in the Cover All Kids program as a minimum first step.
Mar 17, 2021
Governor Kate Brown today detailed her support for House Bill 2164, Cover All People, in a hearing of the House Committee on Health Care. The bill, a product of the collaborative work of the Governor’s Racial Justice Council Health Equity Committee, would allow the Oregon Health Authority to create a state-based program to provide high-quality coverage for medically-underserved people, regardless of their immigration status––including legal permanent residents, young adults who age out of Oregon’s Cover All Kids program, DACA recipients, and undocumented adults. The program, modeled on the Oregon Health Plan, would focus on serving parents who have children or dependents in the Cover All Kids program as a minimum first step.
Her Cover All People plan would provide health insurance for the estimated 6% uninsured.
Gov. Kate Brown has called on lawmakers to extend health insurance coverage to the estimated 6% of Oregon adults who still do not have it.
The Democratic chief executive testified Tuesday, March 16, for House Bill 2164 in the House Health Care Committee. Her proposed budget contains $10 million to cover 2,000 adults.
Oregon estimates that 94% of adults and all children have coverage under federal, state or private insurance. The pandemic has taught us this is not good enough, Brown said in her testimony. And unfortunately, our communities of color have paid the price. Gaps in coverage persist, and these gaps are disproportionately borne by communities of color.