Oregon moves to expand state health coverage

Oregonian
Fri, 29 May 2009 07:08:46 -0500
SALEM—Legislative leaders announced Thursday that they have agreed to expand state health coverage to an additional 80,000 uninsured children and 35,000 low-income adults by taxing hospitals and insurers. Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, called the bill an extraordinary feat in a time of deep recession. “This could be the most significant accomplishment in this session, bar none,...

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