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Bates Offers Path for CCOs to Roll in Dental Networks

This article has been corrected from an earlier version. April 17, 2013 — Sen. Alan Bates, D-Medford, has pushed a last-minute bill that would require coordinated care organizations to first provide contracts to all the dental care organizations in its geographic area before hiring independent dentists.
Apr 17, 2013

Private Insurers May Be Forced to Keep Coverage for Inmates

April 17, 2013 — Jails and prisons are required by law to provide necessary healthcare to anyone in custody — the Supreme Court has said anything else would be inhumane. But the minute someone is arrested or jailed, the federal government stops providing healthcare coverage, and many private insurers follow suit.
Apr 17, 2013
Playworks Emphasizes Safer, Healthier Schoolyard Play Christen McCurdy Wed, 04/17/2013 - 08:57
In-school coaches, training help reduce the discipline problems associated with recess – which pediatricians say is critical to healthy development, but can also be the crucible of conflicts between kids

April 17, 2013 -- Just a few years ago, Susan McElroy wouldn't schedule anything at Grout Elementary, where she serves as principal, for the period immediately following recess.

House Health Committee Clears Toxic Toys Bill

The bill was narrowed but still requires manufacturers to report hazardous chemicals and phase them out in most cases. The Toxics Disclosure for Healthy Kids Act is modeled after a law in Washington, where a recent report found Disney and others failed to report child’s perfumes laced with poisonous phthalates.
Apr 16, 2013

Greenlick Wants Public Comment Period, but CCOs Resist

April 16, 2013 — Rep. Mitch Greenlick, D-Portland, has put forth a compromise bill that would ensure greater public scrutiny of coordinated care organizations without putting them under Oregon’s public meetings law.
Apr 16, 2013
Oregon House Passes Bill Giving Workers Two Weeks Leave to Grieve Christen McCurdy Mon, 04/15/2013 - 08:27
HB 2950 expands the Oregon Family Leave Act to include time spent in bereavement, protecting employees from being fired for missing work when a close family member dies

April 15, 2013 — On April 12, 2006, Rep. Shemia Fagan, D-Portland, told her colleagues in the House that she had her best lunch date ever, as her dad drove from The Dalles to help her celebrate her admission to law school.

Midwife Bill Clears Health Committee, Requires License

Exemptions to the law will remain for traditional cultures, while midwives without a license will be prohibited from advertising their services under an amended bill struck by Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer, D-Portland
Apr 15, 2013
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