Thursday, June 30, 2011

House expands health insurance to children - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The House also voted to creates a new agency charged with improving the deliveryg of health care acrossthe state. Both measurea now head to the Senate. Housse Bill 2016, dubbed the “Healthy Kids Healthy Oregon” measure by Gov. Ted Kulongoski, wouldx increase taxes on hospitals and healtb insurersby $150 million per making the state eligible for an additionap $500 million in unclaimed federal dollars. It passed the Hous by a 36-24 vote. House Bill which allocates two-year funding of $3 million from the state’s general fund, creates the to oversee existing state programss that touch onhealth care.
The new states agency is charged with establishing health industry cost control measures and with promotiny health care reform at anational level. It passed by a 38-22

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