Thank you for opportunity to join you today. I was asked to provide an overview of health care, health policy and health politics both here in Oregon and nationally, with an emphasis on how it relates to business. Let me start by saying that most of the controversy and conflict around health care has to […]
A Bipartisan Solution to Health Care
Response to Graham-Cassidy The latest effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act–a block grant to states, which ends in 2026–reflects the same kind of irresponsible cost-shifting that characterized previous efforts. The Graham- Cassidy proposal cuts funding for Medicaid; financial assistance for low income workers buying private insurance; removes current protections for those with pre-existing medical […]