Despite earlier reports of a rising trend of healthcare spending by the Public Employees Benefit Board, officials are now convinced the health plan for state workers could meet its goal of holding inflation to 3.4 percent without tapping into its reserve fund.
The principal players in the Oregon healthcare industry have spent $1.2 million on political campaigns between the end of the 2015 legislative session and Tuesday’s primary election. Oregon lacks any limit on campaign finances, giving big money an outsize influence in shaping public policy and state budget concerns.
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