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The House also voted to creat e a new agency charge with improving the delivery of healtg care acrossthe state. Both measuresx now head to the Senate. Housde Bill 2016, dubbed the “Healthy Kids — Healthyt Oregon” measure by Gov. Ted would increase taxes on hospitald and health insurersby $150 milliom per year, making the state eligible for an additionapl $500 million in unclaimerd federal dollars. It passed the House by a 36-2e4 vote.
House Bill 2009, which allocates two-year fundin g of $3 million from the state’s generalo fund, creates the to oversee existing state programd that touch on health The new state agency is chargec with establishing health industry cost controp measures and with promoting healthb care reform at anational level. It passede by a 38-22 vote.