Sen. Alan Bates told The Lund Report that without the tax revenue asked for in House Bill 2456, the Blue Mountain Recovery Center in Pendleton will close as scheduled in January.
As he left office, the governor was lauded by hospital executives, health insurance leaders, physicians and community activists for transforming Oregon’s healthcare system.
Robertson, president of OHSU, shared his thoughts when the Oregon Health Policy Board met to set the direction for the future of health transformation and determine whether it should measure healthcare costs.