Pharma Execs Dig In For A Fight Against Outraged Senators
Senators got their first opportunity Tuesday to prod drugmakers about the wallet-emptying prices they charge for prescription drugs.
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Final Wave Of Pharma Bills Get Legislative hearing
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Oregon lawmakers have heard more than a dozen bills so far this session on the pharmaceutical industry, many attempting to address skyrocketing costs.
Dems Push Universal Health Care Plan Without Premiums, Co-Pays, Deductibles
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The Democrat-controlled Oregon Legislature will decide this session whether to plunge into the turbulent waters of a universal, taxpayer-funded health insurance system.
Oregon Bill Would Ban Non-Medical Exemptions To Measles, Other Vaccines
A trio of bipartisan legislators in Oregon are backing a bill that would eliminate the state’s non-medical exemption for vaccines.
Greenlick Booted From Chair Of Health Care
Story updated Monday, Feb. 21, 2019 at 5:35 p.m.
Rep. Mitch Greenlick, the longtime controversial chair of the House health care committee and Portland Democrat, was removed from the position on Thursday.
Legislator, Opponent Clash Over Prescription Drug Bill
A rare scene of drama erupted in a House health care committee hearing on Tuesday as the chair and a lobbyist for the pharmaceutical industry clashed over a fairly straightforward bill that would require greater transparency on the part of drug manufacturers.
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.
Lawmakers Focus On Oregon's Suicide Problem
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Ten days before her 10th birthday, Sara Scofield was sitting in the kitchen of her Eugene home, waiting for breakfast, when her mother’s scream pierced through the house.
“Get help,” her mother cried, running into the kitchen.
Governor's Plan To Plug Oregon Health Care Shortfall Faces Uncertainty
With little fanfare, a nearly $380 million package to help fund health care for low-income Oregonians cleared a legislative committee Friday morning with strong support from both parties.
Fight To Hike Oregon's Tobacco Tax Resurfaces
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Smokers paying higher taxes would help buy health insurance for low-income Oregonians under a plan being advanced by Gov. Kate Brown.
Brown is proposing tax increase of $2 a pack of cigarettes, currently taxed at $1.33.
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