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PATRICK ALLEN, DIRECTOR OF THE OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, GIVES LAWMAKERS AN UPDATE ON THE CORONAVIRUS.

Legislature Approves Spate Of Other Health Care Bills 

The measures passed include creating a new dental profession and giving coordinated care organizations more flexibility.

Jun 29, 2021
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Oregon Lawmakers Pump Money And Oversight Into Health Care

Residents will have to wait to see whether the Oregon Legislature’s increased spending and regulation of the health care industry will yield results.

Jun 29, 2021
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Oregon Lawmakers Won't Pay Essential Workers Stimulus This Year

Those workers could have received up to $2,000 in stimulus money if they worked through the pandemic, or $1,200 if they returned to work after collecting unemployment during the pandemic.

Jun 22, 2021

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Oregon Lawmakers Will Take 'Big Swing' At Mental Health Funding

A package working its way through the budget process will amount to the Legislature’s largest-ever investment in necessary housing and services, advocates say.

Jun 16, 2021

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Oregon Senate Passes Bill To Ban Online Vaping Sales

House Bill 2261, which would ban online sales of vaping products and e-cigarettes, heads to Gov. Kate Brown’s desk.

May 26, 2021
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Oregon Voters Will Decide On Making Health Care A Right

Senate Joint Resolution 12, which passed in the House on Wednesday after approval in the Senate, would enshrine guaranteed health care in the state constitution.

May 19, 2021

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Laura Hanson sits on the floor of the Oregon Senate in June 2019./Logan Gilles

Former Oregon Senate Aide Sues Legislature, Claims Discrimination

In a lawsuit filed Monday, Laura Hanson says she was discouraged from taking protected medical leave and punished when she did. Hanson’s case led to changes in how the Legislature handles some workplace complaints.

May 17, 2021

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OHSU nurse practitioner Shelby Freed tests a patient for COVID. | BRADLEY W. PARKS/OPB

Oregon Could Shield Health Care Providers From COVID-Related Lawsuits

Senate Bill 780 would protect hospitals and others from being sued for “acts or omissions” made because of emergency rules set by the government.

May 10, 2021

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Bill Offers Expanded Access To HIV Drugs 

A bill would allow pharmacists to prescribe and administer HIV prevention drugs, increasing access for patients who a lack primary care provider.

May 5, 2021
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Oregon Signals Delay To Long-Sought Paid Family, Medical Leave Program

A bill introduced in the Oregon House would delay many facets of the Oregon Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance program by a year.

May 5, 2021