Lower Drug Prices Are ‘Very Feasible’ In Oregon, Advocate says
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Alex Visser
Bills Look At Expanding Oregon’s Medicaid Model By Allowing Buy-Ins
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Oregon lawmakers are taking several stabs this session at increasing health insurance coverage in the state.
Hospital Employees Seek Relief From Understaffing
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Nursing assistant Amanda Newman often ends her shifts at PeaceHealth’s Sacred Heart Medical Center in Springfield in tears after struggling to meet all of her patients needs each day because there’s not enough staff.
In Partisan Split, With Opponents In Force, Vaccine Bill Passes To Next Committee
Amid partisan wrangling, the House health care committee on Thursday approved House Bill 3063 which would require children to have a medical exemption or be vaccinated to attend school.
The vote, 7 to 4, followed party lines.
Governor Signs Bill Authorizing Hospital, Insurance Taxes To Fund Medicaid
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday signed into law a tax that will provide funding for the state’s Medicaid plan.
Lawmakers Aim To Fix Potentially Serious Language Problem With Medications
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For people who don’t read much English, following prescription labels can be a guessing game. Those who guess wrong can end up hurt by the medication that was supposed to help them. Even worse, they can end up hospitalized.
Vaccine Opponents Rally At Capitol
Hundreds of people gathered outside the Capitol on Thursday to protest a controversial bill that would eliminate non-medical exemptions for childhood vaccinations.
No Clear Path Toward Plugging Oregon’s Medicaid Gap, Senator Says
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The Legislature this year is considering a slew of health care bills that span everything from prescriptions drugs to mental health to long term care. One of the big items on the agenda is funding the Oregon Health Plan which serves nearly 1 million Oregonians.
Suicide Up For Discussion Again In Salem
Lawmakers considered two more bills this week designed to prevent the death of younger Oregonians -- a major problem in the state.
Controversial Vaccine Bill Draws Crowd, Slurs And Tears At Hearing
People flooded the Capitol building on Thursday over a plan to give Oregon among the tightest restrictions nationwide on exemptions to vaccines.
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