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Oregon becomes first US state to ban private equity control of doctor and clinical practices

Bill enacting nation’s strictest limits on corporate health care influence signed by Gov. Kotek • Oregon Capital Chronicle

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THIS is why Oregon is a SH*THOLE STATE! I WANT to be part of IDAHO!
-Conservatives who Smoke Pot and have Access to Healthcare!
- I swear you crack me up. I'm glad you bring a little levity to these threads. It's surely needed.
The legislation was opposed by companies such as Amazon and the statewide nonprofit Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, an industry group, where executives see private investment as vital to their business strategy. “We universally agree that the way to protect clinics from closure and maintain the broadest patient access to outpatient care is to keep the existing, and multi-ownership models alive and well,” wrote Ryan Grimm on behalf of the association and the Portland Clinic, a private multispecialty medical group, in a March letter to lawmakers. “In some communities, there is no hospital to swoop in to the rescue, or no hospital in a financial position to save a clinic,” he wrote. The bill does not go into effect immediately and it contains a three-year adjustment period for clinics to comply with the restrictions. Institutions such as hospitals, tribal health facilities, behavioral health programs and crisis lines are exempted.
Mein Gott, a ray of sanity! Listen it's not everything a constituent can hope for but it's a giant step in the right direction. Congratulations, Oregon!
Now do pharmacies!
Oregon is on a roll this week.
- Oh? Please tell me more!
  
  No OH is Ohio
  
  The OR legislature passed the POWER Act which aims to make sure data centers and crypto mining facilities don't cause prices to surge for people just powering their homes.
  This bill awaiting the governor's signature would prohibit what states like Florida and Texas have been doing by keeping schools and libraries from removing books on the basis of being by, or about minorities
  Wait there's more...
  This bill recently passed that places restrictions on corporate ownership of medical clinics and limits corporate control over physician decision making.
  Another recently passed Bill Allows striking workers- to receive up to 10 weeks of unemployment benefits during a labor strike
  And last but certainly not least, there are recently passed expansions to the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) to include all motor vehicle manufacturers and their affiliates. This grants Oregonians the right to request deletion of personal data gathered from their vehicle, access copies of that data, and stop its sale or use for targeted advertising.
Oregon needs to reign in the big 3 PBMs. Oregon has the worst pharmacy access in the country and the includes Alaska.
I'd love to see more of this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5C4v22y3C0
- If only it were that way IRL.

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