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'''Measure 23''' (2002) was a [[legislatively-referred state statute]] that would have created a [[single-payer health care]] system to provide health care to every person in [[Oregon]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bluebook.state.or.us/state/elections/elections22a.htm | title=Initiative, Referendum and Recall: 2000-2004 | author = [[Oregon Secretary of State]] | publisher = [[Oregon State Archives]] | year=2009 | accessdate = 2010-03-23}}</ref> The proposal would have merged all the various funding streams—personal and employer taxes, federal health programs, and the state workers' compensation system—into a single financing system. The system would have covered 100% of medically necessary health care costs with no deductibles or cost sharing. Prescription drugs, preventive care, mental health services, long-term care, dental and vision care, and many alternative therapies would have been covered as well.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2002/10/28/gvsb1028.htm | title = Oregon to vote on single-payer health care system | author = Hawryluk, Markian | publisher = [[American Medical Association]] | date = 2002-10-02 | accessdate=2010-03-23}}</ref> |
'''Measure 23''' (2002) was a [[legislatively-referred state statute]] that would have created a [[single-payer health care]] system to provide health care to every person in [[Oregon]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://bluebook.state.or.us/state/elections/elections22a.htm | title=Initiative, Referendum and Recall: 2000-2004 | author = [[Oregon Secretary of State]] | publisher = [[Oregon State Archives]] | year=2009 | accessdate = 2010-03-23}}</ref> The proposal would have merged all the various funding streams—personal and employer taxes, federal health programs, and the state workers' compensation system—into a single financing system. The system would have covered 100% of medically necessary health care costs with no deductibles or [[cost sharing]]. Prescription drugs, preventive care, mental health services, long-term care, dental and vision care, and many alternative therapies would have been covered as well.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2002/10/28/gvsb1028.htm | title = Oregon to vote on single-payer health care system | author = Hawryluk, Markian | publisher = [[American Medical Association]] | date = 2002-10-02 | accessdate=2010-03-23}}</ref> |
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The measure was rejected by voters in the general election on November 5, 2002. |
The measure was rejected by voters in the general election on November 5, 2002. |
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Revision as of 18:41, 10 October 2011
Measure 23 (2002) was a legislatively-referred state statute that would have created a single-payer health care system to provide health care to every person in Oregon.[1] The proposal would have merged all the various funding streams—personal and employer taxes, federal health programs, and the state workers' compensation system—into a single financing system. The system would have covered 100% of medically necessary health care costs with no deductibles or cost sharing. Prescription drugs, preventive care, mental health services, long-term care, dental and vision care, and many alternative therapies would have been covered as well.[2]
The measure was rejected by voters in the general election on November 5, 2002.
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 No
|
969,537 | 78.51 |
| Yes | 265,310 | 21.49 |
| Total votes | 1,234,847 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,872,615 | 69.1 |
| Source: Oregon State Elections Division: [1] [2] | ||
See also
- Oregon Health Plan
- Oregon Ballot Measure 50 (2007)
- Health care reform in the United States
- List of Oregon ballot measures
References
- ^ Oregon Secretary of State (2009). "Initiative, Referendum and Recall: 2000-2004". Oregon State Archives. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ Hawryluk, Markian (2002-10-02). "Oregon to vote on single-payer health care system". American Medical Association. Retrieved 2010-03-23.