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Everyone 16 and older will become eligible for COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, but state says it still faces difficulties reaching some groups, including Latinos.
House Bill 2362 would give the Oregon Health Authority the ability to approve certain mergers or acquisitions among health care companies.
The decision follows a federal announcement that six cases of blood clots had emerged in women between 18 and 48 who received the vaccine.
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Senate Bill 719 stems from a year of frequent denials by the Oregon Health Authority to release certain information related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The pandemic has highlighted the need for better information about the provision of services to disadvantaged populations, advocates say.
The announcement ended suspense over a project first announced six months ago; Oregon is one of four states along or west of the Continental Divide that hasn’t adopted the technology.
The state announced Thursday that Oregon that none of the cases involved a variant and that most of the people who were fully vaccinated experienced no symptoms.
The Oregon Health Authority on Wednesday reported 481 new coronavirus cases and seven deaths, as state officials released a tally of vaccine doses that have been discarded since inoculations began in December.
Under Senate Bill 719, “when questions are asked, unless there’s a reason not to, then information will be released,” says Sen. Michael Dembrow, D-Portland.
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Developing the initial list, which likely will be fine-tuned later, is another step in the process of trying to keep the annual growth in health care spending below 3.4%.
