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At the same time, the CO-OP’s leader urged the insurance commissioner to collaborate over the coming year to improve the rate filing and approval process.

April 26, 2013 – Oregon's two for-profit hospitals are among the stingiest hospitals in the state when it comes to providing care for the poor.

The Oregon Health Authority responds to a plea from public health officials from Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties for more vaccine to inoculate the tens of thousands in category 1a.

The rules, set by level of anesthesia, regulate office settings for procedures for the first time in Oregon. Crafted in the wake of a tragically botched plastic surgery, the plastic surgery society president believes they don’t go far enough.

The Oregon Health Authority has so far dodged questions about how the state plans to cover its $328 million share of the Medicaid expansion, as the cost of providing healthcare for the poor comes due next year. The state agency promises a budget in September based on current revenues, while Democratic politicians pray for a big windfall come election day from Measure 97, the corporate tax initiative.

Members appointed by the Governor serve can serve two, two-year consecutive terms.