HELP CREATE REAL HEALTHCARE FOR PORTLAND'S CHILDREN

Today more than 9000 kids can’t see a doctor in Portland. They are our neighbors, our relatives, the classmates of our sons and daughters. They’re the kids of hard-working parents whose employers don’t provide health-care and whose modest income makes them ineligible for Medicaid and the Oregon Health Plan. They’re the unprotected kids in our community who are falling through the cracks.

We believe that every child deserves access to a good doctor. Our initiative will provide low-cost, quality medical coverage for all the children of Portland public schools. With the city of Portland projecting a budget surplus of $39 million, we have the resources to do it.  This means no new taxes are required to put this critical plan into action. 

The initiative provides health insurance to the more than 9,000 uninsured children attending Portland public schools. Support is needed to place this initiative on the ballot for the November election. A combined volunteer/paid signature gathering campaign will be used to collect the approximately 45,000 signatures required from registered City of Portland voters by July, 2008.

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