Projected Savings on Medical Care Bolsters Governor’s Budget

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Meanwhile, overall state funding to the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services grows by double-digit leaps. Labor rule changes for homecare workers will make up about 10 percent of the growth in state funding of DHS.By: Chris GrayA growing economy allowed Gov. John Kitzhaber to release a budget Monday that calls for big increases to state funding for both the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority, whose budgets will grow by double-digit percentages. Dec 1 2014

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