Senate Health Care
Our Analysis
Senate Health Care meeting (May 13, 2025) — no documents on record. 20 testimony records (15 support, 4 oppose, 1 neutral) — largely supportive. Key topics: HB 3134: Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make this data publicly available., HB 3409: Allows insurers offering policies or certificates of health insurance and pharmacy benefit managers to require that a claim for reimbursement of a prescription drug include a modifier or other indicator that the drug is a 340B drug unless certain requirements are met., HB 2940: Directs the Oregon Health Authority to implement a program for providing to emergency departments in real time notifications that identify patients with hemoglobinopathies and provide information on how to contact a hematologist.. Active organizations: Portland (mostly supporting), Community Access National Network (mostly opposing), Eugene (mostly supporting).
Healthcare Testimony20
Jean Thompson— Beavercreek
Re: HB 3134: Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make this data publicly available.
Stefan Shearer— CareOregon
Re: HB 3134: Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make this data publicly available.
Kalvin Pugh— Community Access National Network
Re: HB 3409: Allows insurers offering policies or certificates of health insurance and pharmacy benefit managers to require that a claim for reimbursement of a prescription drug include a modifier or other indicator that the drug is a 340B drug unless certain requirements are met.
Marc Duyck— Eugene
Re: HB 3134: Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make this data publicly available.
Christi Siedlecki— Grants Pass
Re: HB 3134: Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make this data publicly available.
Troy Duker— Hospital Association of Oregon
Re: HB 3134: Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make this data publicly available.
Terrell Sweat— Johnson and Johnson
Re: HB 3409: Allows insurers offering policies or certificates of health insurance and pharmacy benefit managers to require that a claim for reimbursement of a prescription drug include a modifier or other indicator that the drug is a 340B drug unless certain requirements are met.
Elena Martinez— Lane County
Re: HB 3409: Allows insurers offering policies or certificates of health insurance and pharmacy benefit managers to require that a claim for reimbursement of a prescription drug include a modifier or other indicator that the drug is a 340B drug unless certain requirements are met.
Christa Danielson— League of Women Voters of Oregon
Re: HB 3134: Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make this data publicly available.
Zachary Brunnert— Minneapolis
Re: HB 3134: Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make this data publicly available.
Jeremy Hilliard— Newberg
Re: HB 3134: Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make this data publicly available.
Sabrina Riggs— Oregon Academy of Ophthalmology
Re: HB 3134: Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make this data publicly available.
Courtni Dresser— Oregon Medical Association
Re: HB 3134: Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make this data publicly available.
Katy King— Oregon Psychiatric Physicians Assn
Re: HB 3134: Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make this data publicly available.
Dharia McGrew— PhRMA
Re: HB 3409: Allows insurers offering policies or certificates of health insurance and pharmacy benefit managers to require that a claim for reimbursement of a prescription drug include a modifier or other indicator that the drug is a 340B drug unless certain requirements are met.
Danielle Reghi— Portland
Re: HB 3134: Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make this data publicly available.
Suzanne Bowser— Portland
Re: HB 3134: Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make this data publicly available.
Thomas Busse— Portland
Re: HB 2940: Directs the Oregon Health Authority to implement a program for providing to emergency departments in real time notifications that identify patients with hemoglobinopathies and provide information on how to contact a hematologist.
Linnaea Arnett— Portland OR
Re: HB 3134: Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make this data publicly available.
Joseph Kundrat— Redmond
Re: HB 3134: Requires additional reporting about prior authorization to the Department of Consumer and Business Services from insurers offering a health benefit plan and tells the department to make this data publicly available.