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As more hospitals create police forces, critics warn of pitfalls

Nearly 40 states including Oregon have laws that establish or increase penalties for assaults on health care workers. Now some states have approved or are working on laws that allow the creation of hospital police forces.
May 16, 2023
The Oregon House of Representatives convenes on inauguration day at the Capitol in Salem, Ore., Jan. 9, 2023. On Feb. 27, 2025, the House passes a bill to raise billions of federal dollars for Oregon's Medicaid program by a margin of 40-15, with six Republicans voting to approve. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

6 Republicans join Democrats, pass Medicaid funding bill in the Oregon House

Without legislative action both taxes will sunset in the next two years, leaving a $1.1 billion hole in the state’s budget
Mar 1, 2025
large white hospital building bears the word "BayCare"
BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel opened in March and as early as 2025 is slated to be among three general hospitals in Wesley Chapel, a Tampa suburb. The three hospitals will be within a five-minute drive of one another. | PHIL GALEWITZ, KFF HEALTH NEWS

How a 2019 Florida law catalyzed a hospital-building boom

About two-thirds of states, including Oregon, require government approval to build a hospital; in Florida dropping that rule has spawned dozens of new hospitals to serve the affluent that critics say will drive up health care costs and hurt quality
Apr 27, 2023

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