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@ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

"Oregon poised to become first in US to remove cost barriers to cervical cancer detection"

gift link = https://www.oregonlive.com/health/2026/02/oregon-poised-to-become-first-in-us-to-remove-cost-barriers-to-cervical-cancer-detection.html?gift=09f97f84-7cb5-4747-b88e-20ec3d23ee18

"Oregon is poised to become the first state in the nation to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for follow-up testing after an abnormal cervical cancer screening."

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Sen. Deb Patterson, D-Salem, the bill’s chief sponsor, told members of the House Committee on Health Care last week that women with an abnormal Pap smear can face between $750 and $1,200 in out-of-pocket costs for follow-up testing, even if they have insurance.

“This co-payment is a prohibitive barrier to women getting the care they need, and it leads to deaths that should be preventable,” Patterson said. “No patient should have to choose between a significant expense or finding out whether or not they actually do have cervical cancer.”
Sen. Deb Patterson, D-Salem, the bill’s chief sponsor, told members of the House Committee on Health Care last week that women with an abnormal Pap smear can face between $750 and $1,200 in out-of-pocket costs for follow-up testing, even if they have insurance. “This co-payment is a prohibitive barrier to women getting the care they need, and it leads to deaths that should be preventable,” Patterson said. “No patient should have to choose between a significant expense or finding out whether or not they actually do have cervical cancer.”
Sen. Deb Patterson, D-Salem, the bill’s chief sponsor, told members of the House Committee on Health Care last week that women with an abnormal Pap smear can face between $750 and $1,200 in out-of-pocket costs for follow-up testing, even if they have insurance. “This co-payment is a prohibitive barrier to women getting the care they need, and it leads to deaths that should be preventable,” Patterson said. “No patient should have to choose between a significant expense or finding out whether or not they actually do have cervical cancer.”
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@ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

"Oregon poised to become first in US to remove cost barriers to cervical cancer detection"

gift link = https://www.oregonlive.com/health/2026/02/oregon-poised-to-become-first-in-us-to-remove-cost-barriers-to-cervical-cancer-detection.html?gift=09f97f84-7cb5-4747-b88e-20ec3d23ee18

"Oregon is poised to become the first state in the nation to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for follow-up testing after an abnormal cervical cancer screening."

#USPol #ORpol #Oregon #HealthCare #Insurance #GiftLink

Sen. Deb Patterson, D-Salem, the bill’s chief sponsor, told members of the House Committee on Health Care last week that women with an abnormal Pap smear can face between $750 and $1,200 in out-of-pocket costs for follow-up testing, even if they have insurance.

“This co-payment is a prohibitive barrier to women getting the care they need, and it leads to deaths that should be preventable,” Patterson said. “No patient should have to choose between a significant expense or finding out whether or not they actually do have cervical cancer.”
Sen. Deb Patterson, D-Salem, the bill’s chief sponsor, told members of the House Committee on Health Care last week that women with an abnormal Pap smear can face between $750 and $1,200 in out-of-pocket costs for follow-up testing, even if they have insurance. “This co-payment is a prohibitive barrier to women getting the care they need, and it leads to deaths that should be preventable,” Patterson said. “No patient should have to choose between a significant expense or finding out whether or not they actually do have cervical cancer.”
Sen. Deb Patterson, D-Salem, the bill’s chief sponsor, told members of the House Committee on Health Care last week that women with an abnormal Pap smear can face between $750 and $1,200 in out-of-pocket costs for follow-up testing, even if they have insurance. “This co-payment is a prohibitive barrier to women getting the care they need, and it leads to deaths that should be preventable,” Patterson said. “No patient should have to choose between a significant expense or finding out whether or not they actually do have cervical cancer.”
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@ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

Just watched Senators Wyden and Merkley on a virtual town hall. It was good, and they gave a shout out to the Portland Frog Brigade at the end! I think both of them are going to the State of the Swamp event next.

Here's news coverage (gift link) of the Portland Frogs in Washington, DC, today - from The Oregonian:

https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/02/portland-frog-brigade-hits-dc-ahead-of-state-of-the-union.html?gift=e14f53bf-00db-43ca-8250-d32ebf1133ea

#USPol #ORpol #Oregon #Portland #FrogBrigade #SOTU #StateOfTheSwamp #Resist

Four people in blow up frog costumes. One of them is holding a pocket copy of the US Constitution (they were handing them out in Washington, DC).
Four people in blow up frog costumes. One of them is holding a pocket copy of the US Constitution (they were handing them out in Washington, DC).
Four people in blow up frog costumes. One of them is holding a pocket copy of the US Constitution (they were handing them out in Washington, DC).
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