Oregon Ballot Measure 23 (2002)
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Measure 23 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
. 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.
The measure was rejected by voters in the general election on November 5, 2002.
Legislatively-referred state statute
A legislatively-referred state statute is a statute that appears on a state's ballot as a ballot measure because the state legislature in that state voted to put it before the voters....
that would have created a single-payer health care
Single-payer health care
Single-payer health care is medical care funded from a single insurance pool, run by the state. Under a single-payer system, universal health care for an entire population can be financed from a pool to which many parties employees, employers, and the state have contributed...
system to provide health care to every person in Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. 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
Cost sharing
In health care, cost sharing occurs when patients pay for a portion of health care costs not covered by health insurance. Examples include copays, deductibles and coinsurance....
. Prescription drugs, preventive care, mental health services, long-term care, dental and vision care, and many alternative therapies would have been covered as well.
The measure was rejected by voters in the general election on November 5, 2002.
Results
See also
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- List of Oregon ballot measures