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Oregon hospitals' new suit over poor mental health care could complicate legislative session

State lawmakers say behavioral health remains a major priority, and now hospitals' revived lawsuit could raise the stakes
October 3, 2024
 
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon hospitals are again suing the state over its failure to provide mental health services — just as lawmakers prepare to write a new budget.