Whatever the motivator, they approved a pile of new tax dollars for hospitals: <\/p>\n
Oregon’s Medicaid program survived intact Tuesday, after voters approved hundreds of millions of dollars in health care taxes in a special election.<\/p>\n
Measure 101, which led 61 percent to 39 percent with returns partially tallied, was the only issue on the ballot. It will raise $210 million to $320 million in taxes on Oregon’s largest hospitals and many health insurance policies by 2019.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Correction: Oregonians approved a pile of next tax dollars from<\/em> hospitals. And many health insurance policies.<\/p>\n
I must not understand the Way Things Are. To me it seems they approved increasing the cost of going to the hospital and of buying health insurance. To me that<\/em> seems like approving new taxes on yourself. (And on me.)<\/p>\n
If you want to read more, try my source for the above two news paragraphs: Oregon voters overwhelmingly pass health care taxes<\/a>.<\/p>\n
PS: I know that God is the One with the healing hand<\/strong>. Too many Oregonians and other such native Americans bite that hand also. That’s far worse than biting the hospital’s hand. Now chew on this: The Benefits of Sickness<\/a>. Unless you would prefer some inspirational reading from my writings about Psalm 23: My Shepherd Leads Me<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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