Sen. Jackie Winters silenced her colleagues with a speech saying that the War on Drugs amounts to institutional racism.
By:
Chris Gray
The Oregon House of Representatives approved two bills on Tuesday that mark a dramatic shift in the government’s attitudes toward drugs and addictions, decriminalizing possession of small amounts of six hard drugs and lowering the penalty in some cases from a felony to a misdemeanor.
Rep. Julie Parrish is threatening to derail the provider tax, which was negotiated behind closed doors with the healthcare industry, requiring it to come up with most of the state’s matching funds to draw down federal money to support the Oregon Health Plan -- and continue a critical flow of money to hospitals.
By:
Chris Gray
Rep. Julie Parrish, R-West Linn, is threatening a ballot referendum to overturn the new funding mechanism for the Oregon Health Plan, saying she doesn’t support taxes on health insurance, although she did support an insurance tax just four years ago.
An eight-year battle by the Oregon Latino Health Coalition is nearing an end, as the state plans to spend $36 million covering the last 17,600 uninsured children in the state, undocumented immigrants.
By:
Chris Gray
The Senate passed the Cover All Kids Act on a 21-8 vote Monday, with four Republicans joining all the Democrats to ensure that all children living in Oregon will have access to health insurance, regardless of where they were born.
HB 2758 will allow patients to keep sensitive medical information private
By:
Molly Woon
SALEM – The Oregon Senate approved HB 2758 this morning, legislation that will help protect the privacy of health care consumers.
SB 569A streamlines credential requirements for health care providers to use telemedicine at Oregon hospitals
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Oregon State Legislature
The pilot program, which stalled due to funding and personnel issues, is looking for schools to participate in a program that will serve locally-sourced meals in the cafeteria
By:
Christen McCurdy
September 19, 2012 -- A pilot program to Farm to School and School Garden programs in two districts has stalled in implementation – but is picking up steam this fall.
