Basic Health Partner Forum

[Rebecca Ball]

Basic Health Partner Forum

Monday, January 27th, 2014

6:00-8:00 PM

Asian Health & Service Center

3430 SE Powell, Portland OR (Free parking lot)

RSVP online or by contacting jos...@apano.org or 971-340-4861 by January 23rd

 

Oregon's efforts to extend health coverage to all, particularly to low-income, immigrant and refugee Oregonians, could improve with the establishment of a Basic Health Program ("Basic Health"). A Basic Health Program offers the prospect of more affordable coverage for

·         Working poor, (up to twice the Federal Poverty Line, or about $23,000 a year for a single person, $47,000 for a family of 4);

·         Legal Permanent Residents who currently face the 5 year bar to federal benefits;

·         Pacific Islanders residing under the Compact of Free Association (COFA) and international agreement with Palua, Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia.

A core group of advocates have been researching and developing a campaign for Basic Health as a policy for Oregon.  We invite partners to a special forum to learn more about Basic Health.  Our goal is to increase knowledge and broaden support for Basic Health in Oregon.  Join us.

 

For more information:

Issue Brief:The Basics of Basic Health (Oregon Center for Public Policy, 2013)

Basic Health Program: A New Pathway to Health Coverage for Legal Immigrants in Your State? (La Raza, 2011)

 

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