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Appeal Tribune Wednesday, October 18, 2017 3A Oregon to join suit over Obamacare CONNOR RADNOVICH STATESMAN JOURNAL Oregon is joining a group of state attorneys general filing suit against the federal government to stop the Trump admini- stration from halting bil- lions in Obamacare subsi- dy payments to insurance companies. Oregon Attorney Gen- eral Ellen Rosenblum said in a statement Friday that Oregon and 15 other states are joining California's lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the White House's "rash, ill- conceived decision." "The President should be in the business of help- ing — not wrecking — Americans' financial bot- tom lines and access to quality health care," Ro- senblum said. "We de- serve better from our leader." The lawsuit comes a day after a late-night fil- ing to the District of Co- lumbia Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals, in which the Department of Health and Human Services said it would halt the so-called cost-sharing reduction payments because they weren't being appropri- ately funded. The filing included a le- gal opinion from U.S. At- torney General Jeff Ses- sions expressing that con- clusion, largely rested upon the lack of ex- pressed congressional ap- propriation for those pay- ments. Cost sharing payments help reimburse insurance companies that provide cheaper co-pays and de- ductibles on health insur- ance to low-income indi- viduals. The Congression- al Budget Office estimat- ed there would be $7 billion in payments in 2017. In a separate state- ment, the Department of Health and Human Ser- vices said the payments would be stopped "imme- diately." The next pay- ment is scheduled for Oct. 18. Following this deci- sion, California's Attor- ney General Xavier Be- cerra said he would file suit and, since, other at- torneys general nation- wide have announced their support. On Twitter, Becerra called stopping the pay- ments "reckless and sabo- tage." President Trump has threatened for months to end the payments and on Friday described them as "almost a payoff" to insur- ance companies. America’s Health In- surance Plans and Blue Cross Blue Shield re- leased a joint statement saying there would be "real consequences" from the decision. "This action will make it harder for patients to access the care they need. Costs will go up and choices will be restrict- ed," the statement said. Oregon's Democratic senators also came out against the administra- tion's decision. Sen. Ron Wyden said stopping the payments would raise costs and goes against one of Trump's main promises to make insurance more affordable. “After making pay- ments for the past nine months, the president has Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said that Oregon and 15 other states are joining California's lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the White House's "rash, ill-conceived decision." ASSOCIATED PRESS must end immediately," he said. Contact the reporter at cradnovich@statesman- journal.com or 503-399- 6864, or follow him on Twitter at @CDRadnov- ich. ly sabotage the country's health care system. "Access to health care is a life-or-death issue. Pe- riod. This despicable sab- otage campaign is the def- inition of playing politics with people’s lives, and it decided to pull out the rug from under families who simply want affordable health care,” Wyden said. Meanwhile, Sen. Jeff Merkley said that this is just the latest attempt by the White House to active- Barn dance at Oregon App could help save cardiac arrest victims Garden on tap for Oct. 21 SILVERTON – For the seventh year in a row, the Oregon Garden is holding its annual dance and bar- becue in the Great Hall. Dance the night away, enjoy food and drinks, and listen to country mu- sic from 6 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21. Dance tickets are $25 presale and $22 for Gar- den Members; this in- cludes admission, line dance lessons, and one beer. Dinner and dancing tickets are $40 presale and $37 for Garden Mem- bers.; this includes din- ner by Adam’s Rib Smokehouse. Overnight packages are also available at the Oregon Garden Resort, just steps from the event. Visit http://www.ore- C.J. Nugent twirls his girlfriend, Amanda Smith, both of Lebanon, during last year’s Barn Dance at the Oregon Garden. This year’s event is planned for Oct. 21, 6 to 11 p.m. ANNA REED / STATESMAN JOURNAL gongarden.org/events/ barn-dance/ for more de- tails and to purchase tickets. Double “H” West- ern Wear is a major spon- sor. nity out of what has been a friendly small town community. If you don’t like being in a rural area, then stay in Portland or Salem. Deer have been a part of Silverton forever. Yes, they can be pests at times, but I’ve never heard of anyone here be- ing attacked by one. Your neighbor’s off-leash dog is more dangerous than an deer. How could the idea of two curious deer going with you on a morning run do anything but make you smile? Enjoy the fact that you live in a town where people are still kind enough to stop at in- tersections and let the doe and her fawn cross the street safely. Doris Robinson Silverton LETTERS SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL TRIBUNE The area’s 911 call cen- ter, based in Woodburn, is seeking donations from the community to pur- chase a system that con- nects skilled members of the public with anyone undergoing cardiac ar- rest. Pulse Point, is a sys- tem that METCOM 9-1-1 staff would like to add to their computer-aided dis- patch console. Because of its cost – $42,250 – they’re asking donors to help. The cost to users of the Pulse Point system would be free, however. Anyone with an iPhone or An- droid can download the app, which allows him or her to see active fire and medical emergency calls of any nature for any agency. It also includes radio transmissions. In a cardiac event, every sec- ond is precious. Even modern EMS agencies benefit from the public stepping in and helping in these cases. The American Heart Association estimates that effective bystander CPR – including com- pression-only CPR – can double or triple a victim's chance of survival. If there is a cardiac ar- rest in the area of a user with the app, it will show where AED's (Automatic External Defibrillators) are located and provide instructions for CPR and AED usage. The user may be able to respond and help until units can arrive on scene. In the first 6 months of 2017, METCOM has re- ceived 133 calls for ser- vice that were coded as "cardiac arrest," in which CPR would likely have been indicated, accord- ing to a news release. Anyone interested in making a tax-deductible donation [Tax ID: 93- 1179507] can write a check referencing "MET- COM Pulse Point,” and mail to the call center, take it to any local fire district, or drop it at a Co- lumbia Bank branch. Mail donations METCOM 911 1060 Mt. Hood Ave Woodburn, OR 97071 LOW COST CREMATION & BURIAL Simple Cremation $595 NO Hidden Costs TUALATIN SALEM 8970 SW Tualatin Sherwood Rd 412 Lancaster Drive NE (503) 885-7800 (503) 581-6265 PORTLAND TIGARD 832 NE Broadway 12995 SW Pacifi c Hwy (503) 783-3393 (503) 783-6869 EASTSIDE MILWAUKIE 1433 SE 122nd Ave 17064 SE McLoughlin Blvd (503) 783-6865 (503) 653-7076 Privately owned cremation facility. A Family Owned Oregon Business. OR-SAL0007253-03 www.ANewTradition.com Deer belong in Silverton too Only a mean-spirited person would advocate killing deer for trying to survive in habitat that was taken away by pro- gress. (Silverton council considers solutions to nuisance deer, Oct. 4.) Subdivisions and apart- ment complexes are cre- ating a bedroom commu- IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Church Directory METCOM 911 is looking to add Pulse Point, a system that connects skilled members of the public with anyone undergoing cardiac arrest, to their computer-aided dispatch console. 303 N. Church Street Silverton, OR 97381 Phone: (503) 873-8656 Pastor Leah Stolte-Doerfl er Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Service time 10:30 a.m. Nursery Available Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA Free Saturday Lunches 500 N 2nd Street Silverton, OR 97381 (503) 873-2635 Sunday, Worship 11am www.trinitysilverton.org trinitysilverton@gmail.com ST. MARY’S CHURCH Pastor: Fr. Philip Waibel 575 E. College St. 503-845-2296 Weekday Mass 6:50 a.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 5:30 p.m. Sunday masses 7:30 a.m., 10 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. (Spanish Mass) at St. Mary Parish. Mass for Holy Rosary Mission at Crooked Finger is at 10:00 a.m. Confession: 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. on Saturday SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Jose Galvez Saturday Services Sabbath School 9:30-10:30 am Worship Service 10:50 am 1159 Oak Street 873-8568 Inviting All to a Friendly Bible-Based Church Silverton Friends Church “loving God… loving others” Pastor Bob Henry Silverton Christian School 229 Eureka Ave. • 873-5131 silvertonfriends@frontier.com Adult Sunday School at 9:00 am Sunday Worship Service: 10:45 am Full Nursery Care • Youth Group meets Thursday 7:00 pm OR-0000393973
