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After three years of holding inflation to a minimum, the health plan for state workers returns to high medical inflation for 2017, failing to meet the 3.4 medical inflation rate set by the Legislature.

Right before Thanksgiving, the Service Employees International Union, Local 49 found out that about 30 of its members would be lose their jobs by Christmas.

The leaders of the two organizations met recently with Oregon Insurance Commissioner Laura Cali to discuss their plans.

The settlement comes less than two months since the suit was filed by a former OHSU social worker who is now employed by the Portland Veterans Affairs hospital.

Nurses put patients first in new agreement that increases care continuity; promotes education and training