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Basic Health Plan Discussion Focused on Policy Paper by December

House Bill 2934 has been downsized from a directive to the federal government to a work group discussion that will flesh out the policy and further inform the debate for the Legislature in 2016. Advocates say the move will not delay the potential implementation of a health plan for immigrants and working-class Oregonians in 2017.
Apr 17, 2015

Patient Advocates Want Insurers to Offer Health Plans with Predictable Costs

Patient advocates have put forth a proposal that would require health insurers on the insurance exchange and in the employer market to design at least a quarter of their health plans to use only predictable copayments for prescription drugs rather than requiring consumers to pay coinsurance or face a deductible first.
Mar 22, 2017
Nurses represented by the Oregon Nurses Association through the Association of University Registered Nurses and their supporters crowded into Elizabeth Caruthers Park on Sept. 18, 2023 to announce they were prepared to strike as negotiations with Oregon Health & Science University remain at a stalemate. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Nurses union signals more scrutiny of OHSU after executive bonuses dispute

The university won’t give bonuses to highly paid vice presidents, but the union said it will continue to push back on spending decisions
Oct 12, 2023
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Care Partners Looks to Diversify, Stay Independent

Care Partners is looking to expand its geographic territory as well as form partnerships with other independent healthcare organizations. In addition, the organization hopes to deliver services in a new way – offering in-patient hospice care, and palliative care for patients who need round-the-clock care but aren't necessarily candidates for hospice.
Feb 26, 2014

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