Replace Oregon Workers’ Compensation with a single payer health insurance system?
I remember when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law and one of the questions that came up was, ‘Would the ACA replace workers’ compensation?’ The logic behind the question was if everyone has health insurance, then they really do not need medical benefits from workers’ compensation. Similar logic was raised in a version of a recent bill in Oregon’s last legislative session, HB 2922. The bill states, “SECTION 26. { + (1) The Affordable Health […]