The existing health insurance governing board would be modified in composition and would oversee the implementation of the new program, including review and approval of contracts and assuring that health services are uniform and fair to both recipients and providers. The bill is currently before the Oregon Senate. A. Allocation of health care resources should be based, in part, on a scale of public attitudes that quantifies the tradeoff between length of life and quality of life. B. Both efficiency and equity should be considered in allocation health care resources. Efficiency means that the greatest amount of appropriate and effective health benefits for the greatest number of persons are provided with a given amount of money.
Equity means that all personas have an equal opportunity to receive available services.
A. Medical Case Management 1. Monitoring effectiveness and appropriateness 3. Access - importance of prevention emphasized 5. B. Medications - all appropriate, medically prescribed medications, and devices should be provided. Generic medications should be required with substitution allowed only for medical reasons.