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The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Oregon Health Authority Prepares For Potential 20% Budget Cut

The agency is bracing for the next two-year budget, which will be determined by lawmakers next year.

Aug 25, 2020
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Hospital Systems Support Tobacco Tax Measure

The measure would add $2 to a pack of cigarettes in Oregon, which has the lowest cigarette taxes on the West Coast. It would also tax vaping products.

Aug 13, 2020
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Lawmakers Revise Budget But Cuts Not As Deep As Feared 

Lawmakers who worked to plug the budget hole took a nip-and-tuck approach rather than slash and burn. Still, advocates are worried about behavioral health care funding.

Aug 10, 2020
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Gov. Kate Brown appointed Linda Roman health policy advisor./Courtesy of Gov. Kate Brown's office

Gov. Brown Appoints New Health Policy Advisor

Aug 4, 2020

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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | RENAUDE HATSEDAKIS

Budget-Cutting Special Session Planned For Aug. 10

A proclamation obtained by The Lund Report says there is an "urgent need" to reblance the state budget and “ensure delivery of benefits and benefit programs to Oregonians.”

Jul 31, 2020
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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | RENAUDE HATSEDAKIS

Task Force On Universal Health Care Gets Back To Work 

Jul 23, 2020
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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | RENAUDE HATSEDAKIS

Lawmakers Hope To Protect OHSU, State Hospital, Medicaid In Budget Cuts

Jul 16, 2020

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On Budget Crisis: Now Is The Moment To ‘Push The Envelope’

Former Gov. John Kitzhaber, health care executives and government officials agreed during a panel that the state and industry need to do more than cut programs.

Jul 14, 2020
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House lawmakers meet during the special session on Thursday, June 25, 2020. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Special Session Finishes As Budget Showdown Looms

Gov. Kate Brown -- and lawmakers -- hope that federal authorities will give Oregon money to help plug the budget hole before another special session later this summer.

Jun 29, 2020
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After Rising Discrimination, Lawmakers Tackle Bill To Protect The Medical Rights Of People With Disabilities

Jun 25, 2020
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