The urgency of health care Tops agenda
The Oregon Business Council described his plan for health care affordable and available to all Oregonians in a presentation at a business summit in Portland today.
The plan for the control of violence exceptional step on the fifth annual Oregon Leadership Summit, a strategic meeting of the State to the major business groups in Oregon Convention Center, reflects the growing urgency of companies to face reduce the cost of health care.
“Businesses recognize that the costs, quality and access are serious problems, and the economy is ready to step and take a leading role in managing these problems,” said Bill Kramer, a counselor Business Council Task Force developed the plan.
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