The last thing anyone should do is to experiment with something that is working. Initiative Reform Bills Get a Hearing SEIU Local 503, OPEU is cooperating with a bipartisan coalition of groups that have jointly asked for the following bills, some of which received a hearing in Senator Harper's Rules Committee this week. Our coalition included many unusual allies, such as the Restaurant Association, AFL-CIO, the Timber Association, the League of Women Voters, and Kaiser Hospitals. Senator Harper was non-committal. Provides a preliminary title until that time.
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This bill would open the possibility that the Governor select, for seating on the Oregon Investment Council, from the PERS Board one of the active participants of the PERS system, including possibly one of the labor participants in the system. If you are watching this bill, it has been assigned to Senate Business, Labor and Economic Development Committee, chaired by Senator Roger Beyer. The Oregon Health Plan will be required to pay the full cost of the formulary drug and any non-formulary drug specifically authorized by the treating physician. It creates a process for building a formulary based on quality considerations and yet it will help contain costs by making sure that each additional dollar we spend for prescription drugs buys us better healthcare, not just a particular brand name. SB 879 has been referred to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, then Ways and Means.