BJ Cavnor

Advances in medicine provide cures and life sustaining treatment for tens of thousands of Oregonians. But who decides which patients will receive them? Is the life of a private insurance patient worth more than someone the Oregon Health Plan?

November 17, 2011 – Nine healthcare organizations – most of which advocate for people with chronic illnesses – are speaking up about proposed cuts to Medicare. A federal deficit “supercommittee” has one week left to cut $1.2 trillion within the next decade. While that committee may or may not meet its November 23 deadline, Medicare cuts are on the table.