Oregon Lawmakers Move to Rein in Corporate Influence of Medicine

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Oregon lawmakers vote to block rising corporate ownership of medical clinics

Backers say SB 951 will close a loophole that has allowed health care decisions to be increasingly driven by profit motives.

Oregon lawmakers move to rein in corporate influence of medicine

The Oregon House voted Wednesday to pass a bill aimed at slowing corporate influence in health care.

Oregon Passes First-in-the-Nation Bill to Block Corporate Takeovers of Medical Practices - Cascade Business News

On May 28, the Oregon House passed SB 951, landmark legislation to ensure that medical practices in Oregon are owned and controlled by licensed medical professionals, not corporations. The bill responds to a growing national trend of corporate and private equity takeovers of independent medical practices, which data says is putting profits over patients. “We’re at an inflection point in this country when it comes to the corporatization of health…