A Republican proposal to cut Medicaid recently unveiled in a congressional committee led by U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (OR) would
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by Janet Bauer, Policy Analyst, Before Senate Health Care Committee, February 21, 2017 The Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP)
One measure of the progress Oregon has made in health care is the scale of the damage that would be
While health insurance coverage markedly improved last year, many Oregonians still lack coverage.
Today we learned from the U.S. Census Bureau that while health insurance coverage markedly improved last year, many Oregonians still
by Janet Bauer, Policy Analyst, Before House Committee on Health Care, March 6, 2015 Good afternoon, Chair Greenlick, Co-chairs Hayden
Testimony of Janet Bauer, Policy Analyst, Oregon Center for Public Policy, House Committee on Health Care, December 8, 2014
Chair Greenlick and members of the committee: My name is Janet Bauer. I am a policy analyst with the Oregon
In the continuing effort to extend health coverage to all Oregonians, a Basic Health Program may just be what the
OCPP policy analyst Janet Bauer submitted testimony to the Oregon House Health Care Committee in support of HB 2134. This
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