Oregon Measure 23, Creation of Healthcare Finance Plan Initiative (2002)
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| Topic Income taxes and Public health insurance |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 23 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Oregon on November 5, 2002. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported creating the Oregon Comprehensive Health Care Finance Plan for medically necessary health services and funding the plan through new individual progressive income and payroll taxes. |
A "no" vote opposed creating the Oregon Comprehensive Health Care Finance Plan for medically necessary health services and funding the plan through new individual progressive income and payroll taxes. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 23 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 265,310 | 21.49% | ||
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969,537 | 78.51% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 23 was as follows:
| “ | CREATES HEALTH CARE FINANCE PLAN FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY SERVICES; CREATES ADDITIONAL INCOME, PAYROLL TAXES RESULT OF “YES” VOTE: “Yes” vote creates health care finance plan for medically necessary services, regardless of preexisting conditions; changes current workers’ compensation system; creates additional income, payroll taxes. RESULT OF “NO” VOTE: “No” vote rejects creation of a health care finance plan; leaves current health insurance, workers' compensation systems unchanged; rejects creation of additional income, payroll taxes. SUMMARY: Creates Oregon Comprehensive Health Care Finance Plan to pay for medically necessary health services, regardless of preexisting conditions, from health care practitioner of participant’s choice. Includes some services for injured workers. All residents eligible. Creates board to establish compensation schedules for services. Requires board, legislature to ensure that government payments for participants’ health services go to plan’s finance fund. Board to recover costs of provided services if covered by health benefits, insurance. Requires certain contributions by workers' compensation insurers, self-insureds. Plan also funded by: additional progressive income tax not to exceed 3.9% of total statewide personal income, 8% of individual’s taxable income; additional employer payroll tax with maximum, minimum rates. Rates otherwise set by board. Authorizes certain tax credits, exemptions. Other provisions. ESTIMATE OF FINANCIAL IMPACT: The measure would require state expenditures of not less than $1.7 billion per year on a recurring basis. State tax revenues would increase by not less than $1.7 billion per year. The financial effect on local government expenditures cannot be determined. There is no financial effect on local government revenues. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. There are 21 states that allow citizens to initiate state statutes, including 14 that provide for direct initiatives and nine (9) that provide for indirect initiatives (two provide for both). An indirect initiated state statute goes to the legislature after a successful signature drive. The legislatures in these states have the option of approving the initiative itself, rather than the initiative appearing on the ballot.
In Oregon, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 6% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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Footnotes
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