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The Oregon Caregiver
Spring/Summer 2017
www.ohca.com18
DATA & RESEARCH
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5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Medicaid Funding
for long term care
Higher Education
funding/state
university system
funding
Public K–12
education funding
Transportation
Funding
10%
11%
39%
40%
"Which of the following do you believe should be the highest priority
for legislators who will soon be deliberating on the state budget?"
In another finding, the results show
that 40% of voters believe that Medicaid
funding should be the highest priority,
over other key issues like transportation,
K–12 education, and higher education,
for Oregon legislators.
Nearly 62% of Oregon voters believe
Medicaid services should be expanded to
include more low-income adults.
Another 76% of voters believe that a
lack of government funding negatively
impacts the quality of care provided in
long-term service settings.
A rather surprising finding is that 33%
of Oregon voters said they had visited
a nursing home in the past year, while
76% said they had visited one in the past
5 years.
This suggests a high level of familiarity
with long term care amongst Oregonians
and may speak to the growing need for a
strong system of services and supports to
serve an increasingly aged population.
Oregon voters clearly believe that
Medicaid is a vital component of the
long-term services and supports system.
Increased funding of public programs
for vulnerable, low-income older adults
and people living with disabilities rather
than cutting funding is a high priority of
Oregon voters.
Dr. Dawson, D. Phil, is the Director of Research & Analytics
at OHCA.
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Past Month
17%
Never
43%
Past Five
Years
20%
Past Year
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