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Senate Bill 1591 will open up to the public the consumer complaints filed with the Insurance Division, which acts as the primary recourse against abuses in the state insurance industry. Shields, the longtime critic of the industry, is not seeking re-election, making it his last significant legislative success.

SB 1591 compels release of records when insurers act unlawfully

SB 1558 closes an end-run that University of Oregon officials made around privacy laws to access a student’s counseling records to use against her when she sued the university for its mishandling of her rape case involving the basketball team.

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SB 1591 compels release of records when insurers act unlawfully

Now Health Care for All Oregon hopes to take the show on the road to build the business case for a single-payer system – particularly with the business community.