Opinion: House Bill Needed To Fight Kidney Disease
House Bill 2421, sponsored by Reps. Raquel Moore-Green and Andrea Salinas, would establish a Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force responsible for developing an education and prevention campaign.
House Bill 2421, sponsored by Reps. Raquel Moore-Green and Andrea Salinas, would establish a Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force responsible for developing an education and prevention campaign.
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House Bill 2673 would provide parity for naturopaths but the medical establishment is opposed, saying it would drive up health care costs.
The move was reminiscent of Republican walkouts of the previous legislative session, which denied the majority Democrats enough people to be able to vote on bills.
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If the proposal to enshrine affordable health care in the state constitution passes the Legislature, it will be put before voters in November 2022.
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An Oregon bill would let optometrists do some surgeries, but ophthalmologists are opposed, saying such work requires a high degree of training.
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Other states have set minimums for hospital groups but Oregon is the first to set levels for individual hospitals, which have profited from the expansion of Medicaid.
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House Bill 2508 would allow providers to continue to get telehealth reimbursed at the same rates as office visits while banning barriers to virtual or telephonic consultations.
The governor urged Oregon to prepare for a long haul with the pandemic and said she would back a proposal to cap the rise in health care costs statewide at 3.4%.
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Issues related to the pandemic are certain to dominate the session but there are plenty of other proposals in the works, including legislation on a public option.
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Companies like Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare have to keep their clinics open under a federal agreement while facing losses from the pandemic.