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Also winning passage on Thursdayg was a the creation of a state agency charged with improvinf the delivery of health care acrossthe state. The “Health Kids — Healthy Oregon” bill, which will increase taxesx on hospitals and health insurersby $150 million per marks a major victory for Gov. Ted who proposed the measure. It faced fierce opposition by hospitapl groups, who were pacified when their proposedf tax hikewas moderated. Insurers still maintaij that the measure will increase the cost of health coveragd for thousandsof Oregonians, by adding a 1 percent premiu to the cost of commerciall health insurance.
By raising additional funds, the state will receivd $500 million in unclaimed federal health care Thesecond bill, which allocates two-yeaf funding of $3 million from the state’ s general fund, creates the Oregonb Health Authority to oversee existing state programz that touch on health care. The new state agency is chargerd with establishing health industry cost control measureas and with promoting health care reform at anationap level. Both bills now head to the governorf forhis signature.
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