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Senate committee advances bill to add regional health equity coalitions, amendment reduces new coalitions from five to three
Summary
The Senate Committee on Health Care adopted an amendment that reduces the number of new regional health equity coalitions funded by Senate Bill 528 from five to three, and sent the amended bill to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means with a due-pass recommendation.
Chair Patterson opened a work session on Senate Bill 5 28 on March 25, 2025. A committee staff member summarized the bill as an appropriation to the Oregon Health Authority to add regional health equity coalitions and to fund two full‑time staff positions and expenses for facilities, childcare, transportation and translation services for coalition members.
The committee considered a posted dash‑1 amendment that, as presented by staff, reduced the number of new regional health equity coalitions from five to…
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