Healthcare reform: it's working in Oregon.
Oregon is beginning to operate a highly controversial program with explicit definitions of coverage. Oregon's Director of the Health Plan, Jean Thorne, has focused on the national and state political attention that Oregon is receiving and knows that "...there are many people who are waiting for us to fail." Thorne has requested that we keep our focus on making major changes to improve the chance that more people in poverty will receive coverage. We continue to believe that the Oregon Health Plan will improve overall healthcare in our state and serve as a blueprint for others to study and improve.
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St. Vincent Hospital & Medical Center, Portland, OR.
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