In this article Oregon hospitals are taking a real big hit with high patient debts. In 2008, all Oregon’s community hospitals saw a $7.5 billion in operating costs. Rising hospital costs have been a contribution to higher premiums for insurance. Many people who visited the hospital are n debt or denied service because of the outstanding price.
Lives are nothing to be gambled with and people will be in medical debt if medical attention is required to stay healthy. Hospitals are seeing charities increasing as well as bad debts increase. After experiencing a loss in profit in 9 years, Salem Hospital is making $9.3 million in cuts.
More people are losing jobs and insurance. Urging not to go to the emergency until needed, Oregon’s medical field is not healthy. The new health plan reform is a step that is helping out some people in need but there are many who are still suffering.
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Thanks for bringing up the topic of heath care and problems with health coverage costs, Chris. I certainly think this is a good issue for a group to take a closer look at and perhaps suggest changes. It will be important for a group to focus locally, or very specifically, in order to make this work for our class. How an organization does, or doesn't, provide health insurance for employees would be a good example.
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