* • 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 Brandel's Killingsworth Foods A n have your holiday n*e