Voters Want Bigger Govt. Role in Health Care: What Oregon Can Teach Us

Approximately 60% of voters nationwide want the federal government to play a bigger role in helping Americans obtain health care, according to election polling by KFF. There’s one state that is already ahead of that desire: Oregon. 

Experts say it’s making the most progress toward a single-payer, universal health care system. Valdez Bravo is the president of Health Care for All Oregon, which is working to provide medical, vision, dental and mental health benefits for every resident. Supporters want to accomplish this goal with no premiums, deductibles or copayments.

Bravo tells hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter that the vast majority of Oregonians would pay less for health care than they do now, but a new wealth or corporate tax may be needed.

Bravo joins “Conversations on Health Care” to take us through the legislative hurdles and shares lessons learned as the fight for universal health care gains steam in the U.S.