Cap On Health Care Spending Advances In Legislature
Lawmakers have advanced a health care cost containment plan seeking to hold private insurance cost growth in Oregon to the same rates as public employee and Medicaid plans.
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Lower Drug Prices Are ‘Very Feasible’ In Oregon, Advocate says
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Dems Backtrack On Health Care Savings Under Pressure From Public Employees
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Two years ago, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed into law a major health care cost reduction package that was championed by Democratic leaders in the House and Senate.
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.
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.
Proposed Legislative Budget ‘Good News For The Oregon Health Plan’
The Oregon Health Plan and other health services were among just two areas saved from budget cuts in the Oregon legislators’ budget framework released Thursday.
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.
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.
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