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OPINION – July 11, 2013 -- Last week the Obama administration noted that there would be a number of delays in the implementation of Obamacare. I am not sure why the administration thinks it can pick and choose when it would like to implement certain provisions of the law, but I will leave that to the legal scholars.

July 11, 2013 -- For the third year in a row, the Multnomah County Health Department has been recognized as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” in the Healthcare Equality Index 2013.

July 11, 2013 -- Oregonians with cancer, heart disease, epilepsy and other conditions have been forced to pay an average of 10 times more than necessary for at least 20 blockbuster drugs, according to a report released today by the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG) and Community Catalyst.

The authors contend that policy will harm patients and increase costs

July 9, 2013 - Calling it a “tremendous opportunity for higher education in Central Oregon,” Rep. Jason Conger (R-Bend) applauded the allocation of $16 million in bonds to expand the Oregon State University-Cascades campus. The legislation authorizing the bonds, Senate Bill 5506, passed the House on Monday, July 8.

July 8, 2013—For a few weeks in late May and early June, it looked like Klamath County’s county-operated mental health programs would shut down or be disrupted. But frantic negotiations and the involvement of the Oregon Health Authority is preventing that from happening.