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A bill would allow pharmacists to prescribe and administer HIV prevention drugs, increasing access for patients who a lack primary care provider.

The state would provide incentives to retain and recruit employees in the behavioral health care industry as policymakers seek a long-term solution.

A proclamation obtained by The Lund Report says there is an "urgent need" to reblance the state budget and “ensure delivery of benefits and benefit programs to Oregonians.”

The Human Services Budget Committee moved to extend old health insurance plans till 2017 on Thursday; killed the bill asking companies to disclose their use of toxic chemicals in toys; and kept alive an amendment designed to protect Eli Lilly from competition, despite misgivings from the legislators on the committee, including Sen. Alan Bates. In an act of legislative sausage-making, House Bill 4110 passed from the Human Services Budget Committee to a second subcommittee tasked with approving construction projects such as the $200 million financing request from Oregon Health & Science University. The controversial amendment to HB 4110, which would limit the ability for diabetics to receive generic insulin, remained in the bill.

Senate Bill 891, introduced today, would require Oregon health care facilities to post their prices and provide real-time price estimates for consumers on request.