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.
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Oregon Legislature Passes Medicaid Tax On Hospitals and Insurance
The Oregon Senate passed a Medicaid tax on hospitals, insurance plans and risk coverage for self-insured employers on Thursday.
Tax To Fund Medicaid Approved By Oregon House
Oregon lawmakers moved one step closer to funding the state’s $950 million Medicaid shortfall on Tuesday.
Proposed Medicaid Tax Break For Schools And Small Businesses Fails, Causes Partisan Rift
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Oregon lawmakers on Thursday approved a tax proposal to help cover the $950 million hole in the Medicaid budget, but not without controversy.
Gov. Kate Brown Asks Legislators to Prioritize Funding Medicaid, Expects Voters To Decide On Cigarette Tax
Gov. Kate Brown asked legislators on Friday to prioritize funding the Oregon Health Plan within the first few weeks of the legislative session.
Brown Highlights Health Care, Housing In Inaugural Address
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown expressed hope and urgency in outlining her agenda before lawmakers during her State of the State address in the House of Representatives at the Capitol on Monday after being sworn in for her second and last term as governor.
Advocates Push Lawmakers To Approve Drug Injection Sites To Save Lives
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A push is underway in Oregon to create safe sites for users to inject drugs.
Game Not Over For Higher Taxes For Beer, Wine In Oregon
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The Oregon Health Authority asked Gov. Kate Brown to hike taxes on beer and wine but she balked, saying it would be too hard a lift. But the issue is likely to come up again in the legislative session next year.
In their recent budget pitch, experts at the Oregon Health Authority were clear in declaring “excessive alcohol use” a scourge that fuels domestic violence and leads to birth defects, car wrecks, liver disease and cancer, killing some 2,000 people a year in Oregon.
Proposed Liquor Tax Tucked Away In Gov. Kate Brown's Budget
Brown did not ask for a tax on beer or wine in her budget but it does seek a 5 percent increase in the liquor markup -- now at 104 percent -- and a plan to double alcohol licensing fees.
As she finalized her budget proposal for the next two years, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown made no secret of the fact she’d push for higher tobacco taxes, which she believes should play a larger role in funding health care.
Gov. Brown Budget Proposal Targets Health, Housing
The governor's budget includes $722 million in revenues -- including raising the tobacco tax and increasing taxes on hospitals and insurers -- to plug the $830 million funding gap in Medicaid and ensure health care has stable funding over the next six years.
Gov. Kate Brown unveiled a $23.6 billion budget proposal Wednesday that plugs holes in state health funding, seeks to gain ground in an ongoing housing crisis, expands access to voting and sets aside millions for challenging the policies of President Donald Trump.
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