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Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber, D-Beaverton, and Minority Leader Tim Knopp, R-Bend, work together in the Senate Committee on Rules on Thursday, June 15, 2023. They will both be on the new Joint Interim Committee on Addiction and Community Safety Response. | BEN BOTKIN/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Legislature forms committee to address Oregon’s addiction epidemic

The announcement comes amid criticism over Measure 110, the state’s drug decriminalization law, and a move to tighten the law
Oct 3, 2023
Pictured, a team at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford cared for a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit during the pandemic. | MICHAEL BLUMHARDT/ASANTE HEALTH

Health care spending in Oregon grew later in pandemic

New report tallies growth in spending that lagged overall inflation, showing impact of efforts to address spread of virus
May 28, 2024
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Pharmacists Endorse Oregon Push for Pro-Patient, Small Business Legislation

Jan. 30, 2013 – With this legislative session just days away, the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) is urging Oregon state lawmakers to pass a series of common-sense bills that would collectively reduce red tape for pharmacists caring for patients, give consumers greater pharmacy choice at no extra cost, and keep more revenue within the state.
Jan 30, 2013
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Providence Portland Medical Center. | M.O. STEVENS/CC BY 3.0/WIKIMEDIA

Providence discloses job cuts, citing darkening picture for hospital systems

Oregon's largest hospital system will cut the equivalent of 600 people from its seven-state workforce of 125,000, including 134 in Oregon. Leaders faulted onerous requirements approved by the Oregon Legislature among other things.
Jun 12, 2025
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