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The proposal would give up to $2,000 to essential workers, including health care employees, but would phase out the money for higher-paid staff.

June 28, 2012—“The Supreme Court’s decision today is great news for Oregonians,” says Ralph Prows, MD, Oregon’s Health CO-OP’s newly named Chief Executive Officer. The ruling upheld the creation of state health exchanges and CO-OPs nationwide, along with the other key components of the Affordable Care Act.

Oregon Health Authority officials said at a news briefing Tuesday that hospitals should not be vaccinating all employees but instead should be focused on staff who could become infected.

The abortion rights group has a new leader, Christel Allen, the first woman of color to lead the group. Allen, in turn, chose Jeanine Morales, a Black woman with experience advocating for minorities, as her deputy.

The author contends that ASCs are reimbursed at almost half of the hospital rates in Oregon and nationwide.