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Health Care in Oregon
According to a new report by the State Health Access Data Assistance Center, Oregon has
now fallen to 38th of the 50 states when it comes to health insurance for working
families. The report found:
■ One in five working-age Oregonians (20.5%) is now without health insurance.
■ More than half of Oregon's uninsured (51.9%) have children in their households.
■ Almost one in four of the uninsured adults (24.5%) was unable to get needed
medical care in the past six months
SOURCE: Oregon AFL-CIO
Kids and seniors - Oregon's most
vulnerable suffer while drug
and insurance companies get rich.
We need to hold politicians in Washington, DC
accountable for the decisions that affect the cost
of our health coverage and the ability of our
clients to get medication.
The rising cost of health care/prescription drugs
has a huge impact on our clients and our ability
to deliver services to them.
In the past four years, the number of those
without health insurance has grown by nearly
four million; now a total of 44 million
Americans have no health insurance.
The outcome of this election will affect our jobs,
our families, and the services we provide to
our clients. For more information on John Kerry’s
health plan go to: www.johnkerry.com
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his health care plan
means that 97% of
Oregonians will have
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sure we can provided
the highest quality
care possible for our
clients."
Lee Meyers
Homecare
LOCAL 503
Salem
www.seiu503.org
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