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Q&A: Rachel Prusak wraps up the legislative session
Share this: is the chair of the House Health Care Committee in the 2021 General Session. First elected to the Oregon House in 2018, Prusak is also a nurse practitioner and clinician.
In this Q&A, Prusak discusses the passage of Cover All People, telehealth access and other health care legislation from this session. She also discusses some of her bills that did not make it through and her interim plans.
Patrick Jones: How do you think the session went? How would you summarize the session?
Rachel Prusak: “In regards to the health care committee I chaired, I am really thankful. The Ways and Means Committee supported the policies that we wanted to move. I think we were really successful. I think that COVID-19 highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of our health care system by pulling the curtain back and exposing the existing disparities, which I have seen for decades as a clinician. It brought [disparities] to the for
Oregon Senate passes bill to better track deaths of homeless Oregonians
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Senate Bill 850 passed the Oregon Senate on Wednesday on a 22-5 vote. Senator Deb Patterson (D-Salem) sponsored this bill to ensure that the state tracks the deaths of unhoused Oregonians.
“For the sake of those living and dying on our streets, we must accurately track data around the deaths of our houseless neighbors. A collective desire exists to address Oregon’s houseless crisis and provide shelter and care to our most vulnerable community members,” said Senator Patterson, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health Care.
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