February 22nd, 2021

Testimony sought on universal health care amendment, bill

Health Care for All Oregon (HCAO), for which the Linn County Democratic Central Committee is a member organization, is calling for written testimony on  two critical bills.
The HOPE amendment (SJR 12) will establish the right (in principle) of all Oregonians to have access to health care regardless of finances. The other bill, SB 438, will allow the Task Force on Universal Healthcare to continue its critical work on designing such a system for another year.
"HCAO wants each of us to take a few minutes to briefly describe our experiences with the health care system that compel us to support universal health care, said Rick Staggenforg, chair of HCAO Albany. Testimony will go to  members of the committee that will decide whether these bills advance to the floor in this legislative session. 
Click here for  testimony submission forms. 
Testimony is due before the Senate Committee on Health Care hearings, which start at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24. Click here for Zoom access to the hearings.
For more information, call or text  Staggenborg, 541-217-8044.