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Though an Oregon omicron forecast has improved, the impact on hospitals still could exceed the pandemic’s worst point.

June 25, 2012— A 19-member, governor-appointed workgroup made up largely of hospital and insurance representatives has selected PacificSource’s small group plan as the state’s essential health benefits package.Governor Kitzhaber must either accept the recommendation, or ask that a different plan be chosen by September 30. Otherwise, the federal government will make that decision.

February 29, 2012—A workgroup charged with studying how doulas could be incorporated into the Oregon Health Plan told legislators earlier this week that doing so could help improve birth outcomes, particularly in minority communities. Last year, the Legislature passed House Bill 3311, which required the Oregon Health Authority to investigate how doulas and other community health workers could improve the birth outcomes of underprivileged and underserved women.

The average wait time is 16 minutes, compared to the state average of 28 minutes

Republicans and Democrats from the Oregon Legislature gathered Tuesday at the Oregon Health Forum’s Salem breakfast event.