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Rep. Rob Nosse (pictured upper right) says outside advice would help lawmakers and the public when bills are proposed to require insurance companies to cover a specific treatment, device or procedure. Such bills balance complicated questions of cost and and access.
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OREGON HEALTH FORUM
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The Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council discusses during its July 3, 2024 meeting a new formula for grants that is intended to set a funding floor for rural counties.
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Oregon GOP House lawmakers described their priorities for the 2025 legislative session at a press event in February.
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State Sen. Deb Patterson, D-Salem, during a Senate Health Care Committee hearing.
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A reporter receives the five-needle protocol, an acupuncture method that has seen renewed interest for purportedly reducing cravings and helping people in recovery.
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Nurses and other health care workers picket outside of Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in January, 2025.
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Oregon House legislative leaders speak to the press during a Jan. 16, 2025 media availability about the upcoming legislative session. From left, House Minority Leader Christine Drazan, House Speaker Julie Fahey and House Majority Leader Ben Bowman.
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Rachel Prusak, executive director of the Oregon State Board of Nursing, speaks to the Oregon Behavioral Health and Health Care House on Sept. 23, 2024, about efforts to improve her agency's responsiveness to people seeking licenses.
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023.
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