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Bill to Track Employer Patterns in Medicaid Enrollment Advances from Rules Committee
Summary
The Oregon Senate Rules Committee advanced House Bill 4147A, which directs the Oregon Health Authority to report annual, industry-level trends in medical-assistance enrollment while prohibiting employer names and personally identifiable health information.
House Bill 4147A, which directs the Oregon Health Authority to report annual trends in medical-assistance enrollment by industry, moved out of the Senate Committee on Rules on Wednesday with a 'do pass' recommendation.
Sen. Sarah Gelser Blueen, the bill's sponsor, told the committee the measure is intended to clarify where public-benefit enrollment concentrates and whether public dollars are subsidizing businesses rather than directly addressing workers' needs. "One of the things that has puzzled me for a very, very long time is that . . . the vast majority of adults who are enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan are working," Gelser Blueen said, urging lawmakers to use data to inform budget and tax choices.
Committee members pressed the…
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