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Page 10. Portland Observer, January 21. 1987
Health Issues Focus of Oregon Fair Share
try J e iiy Garner
Is iiiv s re g a rd in g he a lth care will be the top agenda of the Oregon Fair
Shaie leaders when they meet with Governor elect Neil Goldschmidt.
H i < tid in g to Pat S te w a rt o t O rego n Fan Share
O th ei to p p rio ritie s o t Fair Share are taxes and scho ol finances; m sur
.nee reform. jobs and income security; toxics and hazardous wastes South
A fm a d ive stm e n t, and u tility con sum e r p ro te ctio n s
S te w a rt said over 500.000 O regonians lack he alth care in sura nce cover
age S tie blam es the h ig h n u m be rs on increasing m ed ica l co sts "M e d ic a l
i osts fo r te ou r e lde rly and tho se on fixe d incom es to cho ose b e tw e e n m ed
ica tro n and fo o d p u n liases or h e a tin g c o s ts ."
H e alth care in O rego n is very expensive For exam ple
• O re g o n ’s average daily ro o m charge is 8 % higher than the c o u n try
• O re g o n ’s average daily ho sp ita l cost per day is ,9 % higher than the
na tio n a l average
• A n abulani e ride fo r 20 m iles in O regon can cost as m u st as $420
• In th e pe rio d fro m 19 /J to 1981. O re g o n ’s average ho sp ita l gross re
venue per ca p ita and per ad ju ste d ad m issio n w e re higher than b o th
W a s h in g to n ’s and the na tion al average
S te w a rt said a stu d y co n d u c te d by the U rb an Federal S tate Prim ary
(.are ream revealed the fo llo w in g urb an areas have serious h e a ltfi and
cioe. on om i, p ro b le m s
A lbina, St J o h n s. D o w n to w n P ortla nd . Inner
S o u th P ortla nd and S p rin g fie ld , and represent 385 843 or 14 6 pe rce n t o f
th e O regon p o p u la tio n
S ig n ific a n t p ro b le m s w ere id e n tifie d in N o rth
S a le m a n d M e d fo r d
O regon Fair Share h a t pro p o se d a six p o in t plan to address the health
needs o f those w h o lack health care in sura nce coverage They range fro m
th e re .iiio n of an Ind ige nt Care F und to the im p le m e n ta tio n o f a M edicare
A ssig nm e nt A, < e p ta n ce Plan S te w a rt sta te d that a M ed ica re A ssig n m e n t
A . ptam e Plan is needed to lessen the burden o f m edical expenses for
MMiior ( iti/e n s
Under the p ro g ra m , tho se w h o decide to p a rticip a te in th e assigned fee
ysi. in are paid baser) u p o n a sche du le o f the average costs o f tre a tm e n t
I be g o ve rn m e n t pays 80 pe rce n t o f th a t fee, w h ile the p a tie n t pays 20 jw r
I e n i plus an an nu al *7 5 d o lla r d e d u c tib le fee
I air Share is th e s ta le 's largest citize n and c o m m u n ity o rg a n iza tio n On
I ebruary / I air Share a c tiv is ts w ill h o ld a legislative tra in in g session fro m
I I Io 4 at the E n g le w o o d M e th o d is t C h u rch in Salem
The sm all gro u p
w o rksh o p s w ill fo c u s on tra in in g citize n lo b b yists S kill w o rksh o p s w ill tie
o fle re d in clu d in g w ritin g and ta lkin g to legislators, the legislative process
p re p a rin g and p re s e n tin g te stim o n y, and p u b lic o u tre a ch
South African
Dilemma
Forum
S t e w a r t IC I e x p la in s th e O re g o n F air S h a re L e g is la tiv e A g e n d a
p r o p o s a ls t o G lo r ia P h illip s IL I a n d C la ric e B a ile y (R ) a t th e B la c k
E d u c a tio n a l C e n te r
O r g a n iz a tio n s lik e th e B E C
re la te d to s k y r o c k e tin g in s u r a n c e p r e m iu m s a n d lo s s o f c o v e ra g e
P h o to b y R ic h a rd J B r o w n
Dare to be More
Racial apartheid in South Africa
and its effect on other nations will
tar discussed Sunday, Jan 25. in a
free University Forum talk in Bea
verton.
David Anthony, a UO history pro
lessor, will speak on "The South
African Dilemma" at 2 p.m. in
Community Room 1 of the Beaver
ton City Library. 12500 S W Allen
Blvd
’’Apartheid means separate deve
lopm ent," Anthony says "It is the
means through which the non white
majority is subjugated by a ruling
minority which regards them as use
ful in production, but unfit for citi
zenship "
Nationally recognized for his
scholarship in apartheid and the
American Black experience, An
thony is the author of several scho
larly articles
He had lectured
throughout the country on the his
torical origins and implications of
apartheid and similar subjects
The University Forum is an out
reach program of the UO College of
Arts and Sciences It is sponsored
by the university's Henry Failing
Fund and the National Endowment
for the Humanities.
Local sponsors include the Bea
verton Arts Commission, Beaverton
Public Schools. Beaverton City Lib
rary. Beaverton Area Chamber of
Commerce and the local chapter of
the American Association of Umver
sity Women
For more information about An
thony’s talk, contact Jerri Doctor,
executive vice president of the Bea
verton Area Chamber of Com
merce. 644 0123
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