HB 2148 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to health care costs.

Summary
Requires the Oregon Health Authority to establish a fee-for-service rate for all medical assistance recipients at a certain rate for certain services. Requires health care providers to establish reimbursement rates for all services at a certain rate. Designates a violation of reimbursement rates and balance billing requirements as an unlawful practice of law. Requires health benefit plans, health care service contractors, the Public Employees' Benefits Board and the Oregon Educators Benefits Board to spend a certain amount on primary care payments. Requires the Department of Consumer and Business Services to establish penalties for insurers not meeting the primary care payment targets. Directs the Oregon Health Authority to establish a primary care expansion program to eligible health care clinics for specified purposes. Creates within the authority a primary care provider incentive program to provide financial incentives to eligible primary care providers. Defines "primary care provider."
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025
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Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Jun 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Rob Nosse
DDemocratic
OR
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