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Council directs staff to join regional letter opposing OHA plan to freeze Southern Oregon hospital wage index increases
5771545 · July 16, 2025
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Council voted to direct staff to sign onto a letter protesting an Oregon Health Authority proposal that would freeze wage‑index increases used in Medicaid hospital reimbursement for Southern Oregon hospitals; staff said affected hospitals fear several years of zero inflation adjustments under the proposed rule.
City staff presented a request from a hospital lobbyist to sign a letter protesting a proposed Oregon Health Authority rule change affecting Medicaid reimbursement for Southern Oregon hospitals. The change would replace the current wage‑index…
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