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MEASURE 30
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the total potential amount, about
$ 182 million will be taken from OHP
related funding, Sellers said.
The health plan's Standard package,
which was created for poor adults
who do not qualify for federal Medic
aid, will be completely eliminated,
Sellers said. Statewide, almost 46,000
people are on the Standard plan.
In addition, those on OHP's Plus
plan are likely to lose some benefits,
such as mental health and chemical
dependency treatment coverage, along
with vision and dental coverage. About
125,000 low-income adults may lose
the dental and vision coverage, accord
ing to department statistics.
Sellers said there are about 294,530
people on the Plus plan statewide.
Director for Lane County Health
and Human Services Rob Rockstroh
said 6,000 to 8,000 people in Lane
County would no longer be eligible
for the Oregon Health plan should
Measure 30 fail.
"If they got sick and went to the
emergency room, they'd have no abil
ity to pay," Rockstroh said. He added
that hospitals would probably have to
absorb the extra costs, and people
could die for lack of access.
Child, Adult and Family services
would also be affected, taking a cut of
about $17.4 million in various sec
tors. Gambling treatment programs
are also likely to be axed, as well as
child-care assistance for students.
Funds to the state's System of Care
program, which provides different
services to children, may also be re
duced, meaning longer stays in foster
care. And about 2,000 pregnant
women may lose medical assistance
and no longer have access to prenatal
and other health care services, accord
ing to DHS statistics.
Cuts could go into effect at early as
May 2004 if the measure fails. Calling
SOCIAL SERVICES CUTS
If Measure 30 fails, Oregon's Human Services Department may cut
almost $210 million worth of services from its budget. Some of the
recommended actions include:
• Eliminate all Oregon Health Plan Coverage
for clients on the OHP Standard plan
• Eliminate adult dental, vision and therapy coverage
for clients on the OHP Plus plan
• Eliminate outpatient mental health and chemical dependency
services coverage for clients on the OHP Plus plan
• Eliminate OHP coverage for pregnant women between
133 percent and 185 percent of the federal poverty line
• Eliminate the Emergency Assistance Program
• Eliminate lottery-funded gambling addiction programs
• Eliminate student Day Care Assistance to 325 low-income families
SOURCE; Human Services Department
the budget-balancing process "long
and complicated," Rockstroh said ex
actly how and where the money
might be deducted is still being nego
tiated at state level.
Rockstroh said Lane County, which
constitutes about 10 percent of the to
tal state budget, already lost some of
its financing in the last round of cuts.
Based on voter polls, the measure
will most likely fail, Rockstroh said,
but he said he isn't certain how things
will work out on Feb. 2.
"I really believe that we will lose an
awful lot of services, but I just don't
know," he said.
He said some people might argue
that private charitable organizations
will be able to help in the areas that
state has to turn away.
"People have to recognize that the
public sector funds these nonprofit char
itable sectors," he said. "So you won't see
them being able pick up the slack"
And losses in one sector affect the
entire system, officials say.
While most cuts will probably af
fect the health insurance sector, losing
health coverage can affect struggling
families in other ways, said John
Radich, DHS' Lane County service de
livery manager for Area 5.
For instance, loss of alcohol or drug
treatment may compromise the
agency's attempts to stabilize a family
or allow people to sustain employ
ment. According to department statis
tics, about 2,000 of the adults on Tem
porary Assistance for Needy Families or
welfare who are required to work as
part of their eligibility have mental
health or chemical dependency prob
lems, which must be addressed before
they can become self-suffident.
"1 hope that people will realize the
impart on certain groups," Radich said.
Considering the potential extent
and impart of reductions, department
officials are trying to make the best
out of the situation.
"What we're trying to do is prevent
the most harm to the most vulnera
ble," Sellers said.
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ENVIRONMENT
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environmental agreements.
Mitchell said an important aspect
of the research is analyzing how effec
tive environmental agreements are in
changing the behavior of govern
ments, corporations and individuals.
He said the database is needed to pro
tect against pollution because coun
tries tend to do what suits their indi
vidual interests.
"There is no world government to
tell countries what to do," he said. "It
will provide improved evaluated
guidelines for policy makers."
Junior political science and eco
nomics major Ryan Slunaker has
worked on the project for about two
years and said he uses his database
coding experiences to learn more
about political science research.
"The grant is a great thing," he said.
"This research hasn't really even been
attempted before and will be very
beneficial when it is completed."
Mitchell also has received support
for the project from the University's
Summer Research Award program and
the American Philosophical Society's
Sabbatical Fellowship program. He
said the grant-enabled research will
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have a positive affect on the Universi
ty's interest in international issues.
"(The project) will say that the
UO is doing international research
and that the UO is committed to en
vironmental studies and to stu
dents," he said. "There are really
smart students here doing really
good research."
The international environmental
agreements database and more in
formation about the project are
available online at http://www.uore
gon.edu/~rmitchel/iea/.
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