2016 OR Governor's race: on Health Care


Kate Brown: Access to healthcare improving, but there is more we must do

Q: What would you do to improve access to respite care so that more family caregivers can take a break from their caregiving duties and continue their caregiving responsibilities?

Kate Brown: Access, affordability, and quality of healthcare are improving in Oregon, but there is clearly more we must do. One of my priorities as governor is to continue expanding healthcare access so every Oregonian has options no matter their age, gender, economic status or where they are from. It is clear we need to protect funding for Oregon's health plan so the thousands of people who rely on it can continue receiving benefits. Furthermore, I support policies that encourage the recruitment of more qualified workers and ongoing training so patients and family caregivers can feel assured they're receiving the best care.

William (Bud) Pierce: We should encourage the development of private, lightly regulated (to lower the cost), but good quality respite centers.

Source: AARP Voter Guide on 2016 Oregon Gubernatorial race Oct 31, 2016

Bud Pierce: Subsidize "adequate" insurance for low-income Oregonians

Bud Pierce believes every Oregonian should have an "adequate" insurance plan that is either individually purchased or employer purchased by those with adequate income, or "subsidized" for low-income Oregonians. A vigorous and competitive private insurance market would sell a variety of insurance products. He sees a competitive and transparent insurance market as a means to cost containment. Bud Pierce favors insurance for all; an adequate basic plan for all, and supplemental insurance products for those who wish to have more coverage. He would also work to create incentives for providers to provide "charity services" for those without adequate income or supplemental insurance for those with conditions not covered by their insurance plan.
Source: 2016 Oregon Gubernatorial campaign website BudPierce.com Dec 9, 2015

Bud Pierce: Fight any one-size-fits-all single-payer healthcare system

Bud Pierce can assure Oregonians that, whether the Affordable Care Act lives or dies at the federal level, he will fight any state-run one-size-fits-all single-payer healthcare system or any attempt to herd more and more Oregonians into the Oregon Health Plan Medicaid program. He's not ready to give the state government full control over healthcare after witnessing the "Cover Oregon" debacle and the out-sized premium increases Oregonians have seen under the Affordable Care Act.
Source: 2016 Oregon Gubernatorial campaign website BudPierce.com Dec 9, 2015

  • The above quotations are from 2016 Oregon Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage.
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Candidates and political leaders on Health Care:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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