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Health Exchange Bill Stalls in House

Lawmakers are deadlocked on bargaining issue
May 12, 2011 – A bill to create a health insurance exchange in Oregon appears locked in an impasse on the House side as lawmakers are unable to reach agreement over whether the exchange should negotiate with insurers for lower premiums.
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Mental Health Decisions Given More Leeway

House Bill 2375 would help people who need mental health treatment but cannot make such a decision by themselves.
April 25, 2011--A bill allowing people to make decisions for an incapacitated loved one regarding their mental illness passed the House by a 59-1 vote on Monday.
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Midwives May No Longer Need To Be Licensed

Midwives providing in-home births would not longer need to be licensed under legislation that’s moving to the House floor
April 15, 2011--A bill sponsored by Rep. Mitch Greenlick (D-Portland) will no longer require direct entry midwives to be licensed in Oregon.
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Hospital Association Strongly Opposes Community Benefit Bill

Legislation introduced by Rep.Tina Kotek would require hospitals to give a portion of its community benefit fund to public health
April 15, 2011--The Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems voiced stringent opposition to a community benefit bill during its first public hearing April 11.
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Direct Entry Midwives Could Need License

Proposed legislation stirs longstanding controversy
March 24, 2011 -- A bill sponsored by Rep. Mitch Greenlick (D-Portland) would require a license in Oregon for direct entry midwives. Read More >>

Amendment Challenged for Insurance Exchange with Brokers

Rep. Mitch Greenlick (D-Portland) turns Senate Subcommittee on Health Care Reform into a referendum on insurance agents
 March 21, 2011 -- Last Thursday’s contentious Senate Subcommittee on Health Care Reform work session on Oregon’s health insurance exchange bill illustrated the rough road ahead for legislation that would transform the state’s health insurance marketplace. Read More >>

Transformation Team Takes Draft Bill to Task

Oregon Health Authority and Governor’s office drafted a document to guide lawmakers, but some say it leaves crucial issues unaddressed
March 3, 2011--The Oregon Health Authority and leaders from Governor John Kitzhaber’s office have distilled a month’s worth of high-level conversations on healthcare transformation into a legislative concept intended to guide lawmakers taking on health reform. Read More >>

Legislature Looks at New Approach to Work Force Shortages

Rep. Mitch Greenlick favors the creation of generalist healthcare professionals who can work across their licenses
November 9, 2010 -- State Rep. Mitch Greenlick (D-Portland) wants the medical profession to renounce specialization and instead create “new models of generalist healthcare workers who can work across their licenses.” Read More >>

Greenlick Calls Proposal Evolutionary

The state legislator from Portland would like to see pilot demonstration projects where physical and occupational therapists work together
November 9, 2010 – State Rep. Mitch Greenlick insists the tendency to create highly specialized niches of healthcare workers is making it more difficult to deal with the shortage of healthcare professionals. Read More >>
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