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June 17, 2013 — A measure that would cramp down on an abusive payment practice to ambulatory surgical centers by Regence BlueCross BlueShield has been resurrected and attached in the House to another bill, Senate Bill 724, which passed the House on Friday.

Tax dollars that were intended to help poor people with cancer, Hepatitis C and chronic conditions were wasted in the legal battle between the Oregon Health Authority and the state’s second-largest coordinated care organization.

Oregon’s flagship health care facility reports strong investment income and investment portfolio growth help to provide a backstop as expenses rise.