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Bill released Tuesday by Congressional Republicans would eliminate public health efforts, cut funding for state Medicaid programs, eliminate dollars for in-home care for intellectually and developmentally disabled

Psychiatric medications are carved out of the purview of the CCOs, limiting their ability to fully integrate mental healthcare. The organizations have tried repeatedly to remove this restriction, and this year the state will require them to allow any patient to stay on their preferred medication.

Portland Democrat Rep. Rob Nosse convened a work group that spent 18 months crafting aggressive, comprehensive legislation that would stop drug companies from excessively raising prices or setting them at rates higher than other rich nations, while also reducing the ability of insurers to pass on the price of drugs to consumers.

As number of people with insurance climbs, the companies that have traditionally enrolled the most people in Oregon see membership decline. Could these health plans be losing clout?