The rising cost of health care is hurting US employers.
Starbucks spends more on health care than it does on coffee beans; Ford spends more on health care than steel. Rising health care costs reduce the ability of US employers to compete globally and make it harder for them to pay higher wages to their employees.
» How does the cost of health care impact US employers?

More than 70 million "baby boomers" who will soon be eligible for Medicare - we have to be ready.
With Medicare already paying out more than it takes in, it will be bankrupt by 2020 if something doesn’t change. We cannot absorb the $65 trillion debt that will follow; we must make changes that will allow us to care for those who currently depend on Medicare as well as those who depend on it in the future.
» How is the health care crisis impacting Medicare?

Close to 10% of the premium paid by Oregonians who receive their coverage through their employer.
Even though there are more than 600,000 Oregonians who are currently uninsured, 3/4 of the uninsured are working – and paying taxes to support a system that doesn't benefit them. When they are sick they go to the emergency room - often when they are very sick - where the cost of care is much higher.
» How do people without insurance access care?