2002_Oregon_Ballot_Measure_23

2002 Oregon Ballot Measure 23

2002 Oregon Ballot Measure 23

Failed ballot initiative to establish single-payer healthcare


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 the U.S. state of 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.

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References

  1. Oregon Secretary of State (2009). "Initiative, Referendum and Recall: 2000-2004" (PDF). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  2. Hawryluk, Markian (2002-10-02). "Oregon to vote on single-payer health care system". American Medical Association. Retrieved 2010-03-23.

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