Oregonians who don鈥檛 want to see the Affordable Care Act repealed are rallying around the state, with some of them voicing their concern in Salem Monday.
At the steps of the Capitol, about 100 members of 鈥� the state, county and municipal employees union 鈥� heard from speakers how Oregon鈥檚 uninsured rate dropped from 17 percent to 5 percent under the Affordable Care Act.
Hanna Love with the campaign, which wants to raise taxes on large corporations in the state, told the group that hundreds of thousands of Oregonians will lose insurance under a Republican replacement bill.
鈥淒o we have to accept cuts to the Oregon Health Plan?鈥� she called out. The crowd gathered around her answered: 鈥淣o!鈥�
鈥淎re we OK with close to a half a million Oregonians losing access to affordable care?鈥� Again the crowd answered: 鈥淣o!鈥�
The Congressional Budget Office released its numbers related to the Republican bill, .
Oregon鈥檚 Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden said, 鈥淭rumpcare pulls the plug on Medicaid.鈥�
When announcing the bill, Oregon鈥檚 only Republican congressman, Greg Walden, countered that point.
鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 pull the rug out from anyone currently on Medicaid,鈥� Walden said.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said the bill needlessly harms millions of Americans by increasing the prices for insurance 15 to 20 percent next year and eliminating important health care jobs.
鈥淚t will especially harm rural Oregon, which is just starting to recover from a prolonged economic downturn,鈥� Brown said.
People will gather at the Portland office of Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday, March 14, to rally in opposition to the Republican health care plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
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