New from me: In 2021, Oregon passed a first-in-the-nation bill giving the state health department power to block healthcare consolidation deals. Five years later, no deals have formally been blocked. And Oregonians have still faced disruptions from consolidation. www.propublica.org/article/oreg...
A Unique Oregon Law Allows It to Block Healthcare Deals. In Five Years, the State Hasn’t Done So Once.Lawmakers said that giving the state oversight would stop multibillion-dollar deals from reducing care and increasing costs. Some who supported the law say it hasn’t been nearly as effective as they h...www.propublica.org