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Non-profit honors four state lawmakers for improving access to health care for Oregonians

House Bill 2673 would provide parity for naturopaths but the medical establishment is opposed, saying it would drive up health care costs.

Sirum, a non-profit organization, now has an Oregon presence and in the past has distributed $4 million of unused and unexpired medicine, helping 85,000 patients.

The Oregon Legislature agreed to spend $2 million to help restore the budgets of crucial safety-net programs such as meals-on-wheels after partisan feuding in Washington, D.C., cut the programs. The Legislature also used a special tax fund to make significant investments in senior mental health and expand Oregon Project Independence to non-seniors with disabilities.