DPO Health Care Resolution

A RESOLUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF OREGON

WHEREAS, there is a crisis in health care in the United States in which more than 47
million Americans are uninsured and countless others are underinsured and adversely
affected by escalating costs of insurance premiums, deductibles and co-pays, and

WHEREAS, The Democratic Party of Oregon Legislative Agenda 2008 calls for adoption
of a comprehensive Oregon health care system that provides universal coverage
accessible to all Oregonians which includes a publicly owned, publicly administered,
not-for-profit health care plan as one of the options available to Oregonians, and

WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States is considering how best to reform the
health care system of our nation, and

WHEREAS, the insurance and pharmaceutical lobby is taking every possible step to
ensure that a single payer system and a strong national public option such as Medicare
for All (HR 676/S 703) are not given full and fair consideration in the discussions of
national health care reform

WHEREAS, HR676 is planned to be voted on the floor of the House of Representatives
after the August recess

NOW, THEREFORE, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF OREGON RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:

Section 1. A single payer system shall be given full and fair consideration in all
congressional discussions of health care reform, and

Section 2. A comprehensive strong national public insurance option must be included in
any health care reform, and

Section 3. Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate elected from the
State of Oregon are hereby urged to support a full and fair hearing for a single-payer
system and a strong national public option congressional discussions of health care
reform, and

Section 4. President Barack Obama and the State of Oregon congressional delegation
are hereby urged to provide leadership in support of a full and fair hearing for a single-
payer system and a strong national public option in congressional discussions of health
care reform.

Recommended to Pass by PRC – Aug, 2009

ADOPTED by the Democratic Party of Oregon on the 20th day of September, 2009

Date approved
August 2009