Rep. Brian Clem

Dealmaking Clem Forges Compromise on Marijuana Dispensaries

Rep. Brian Clem, D-Salem, has put forward a compromise that will clear the way for local municipalities to bar medical marijuana dispensaries from their domains for a year while they prepare to develop policies to regulate incoming outlets. The dispensaries gained state sanctioning last year through House Bill 3460.

Mar 5, 2014

Health Committee Approves Basic Health Plan Study on First Day of Session

The drive toward a Basic Health Plan for working-class Oregonians leaped over its first hurdle, as House Bill 4109 passed out of the House Health Committee 7-1 on the first day of the 2014 session.

Feb 4, 2014

Goldberg Cites Progress in Fixing Cover Oregon as Republicans Increase Cries to Pull Plug

Acting Cover Oregon Director Dr. Bruce Goldberg hinted to the House Health Committee on Wednesday that Cover Oregon could go completely online by February, even as Rep. Jason Conger of Bend, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, told the director that the state should shut the whole exchange down.

Jan 16, 2014

Salem Reps File ‘Bad Actor Bill’ to Force End to Salem Health Lawsuit

HB 3309 would allow the Oregon Health Authority director to kick off a CCO member and lower its compensation. Rep. Brian Clem said he filed the bill to end a court battle in his district that threatens the entire CCO model.

May 3, 2013

House Health Committee Approves CCO Daylight Bill on Narrow Vote

A personal appeal from Health Chairman Rep. Mitch Greenlick makes way for Republican support for more public interaction with coordinated care organizations, but the bill’s fate in the full House is unclear.

Apr 18, 2013

Greenlick Wants Public Comment Period, but CCOs Resist

April 16, 2013 — Rep. Mitch Greenlick, D-Portland, has put forth a compromise bill that would ensure greater public scrutiny of coordinated care organizations without putting them under Oregon’s public meetings law.

Apr 16, 2013

Oregon House Votes to Include Insurers in Consumer Fraud Act

Sen. Chip Shields told The Lund Report he expects the Senate to pass the measure, which would remove the unique exception insurance companies such as Regence BlueCross BlueShield have from the Unlawful Trade Practices Act.

Apr 3, 2013