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Oregon interpreter rules hurt health care access, group says

The group of medical directors representing organizations that oversee care to 1.3 million Oregonians say state rules are hurting access to crucial medical interpreter services and fueling health care inequities
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Nick Budnick
|The Lund Report Premium
June 13, 2024
 
The state could be doing more to address language barriers and help clinics address inequities, according to a group of medical directors who oversee care for low-income Oregonians. | MOTOYA NAKAMURA/MULTNOMAH COUNTY

Earlier this year Oregon lawmakers passed a

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The state could be doing more to address language barriers and help clinics address inequities, according to a group of medical directors who oversee care for low-income Oregonians.
The state could be doing more to address language barriers and help clinics address inequities, according to a group of medical directors who oversee care for low-income Oregonians.