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Oregonians Enter Lottery for Health Insurance

Coverage will extend to small fraction of state's 600K uninsured

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 4, 2008 1:30 PM CST

(Newser) – Oregonians are flocking to sign up for a state-sponsored lottery with a high-stakes prize: health insurance. The state will begin drawing names this week to award health insurance plans to uninsured residents, the AP reports. More than 83,000 have signed up since January to...   Read full story »

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