AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoDrug pricing accountability: Oregon AG Alan Wilson joined a multistate push urging consumers to file claims tied to settlements over alleged generic drug price-fixing, with preliminary court approval for a distribution plan. Biotech manufacturing in Oregon: Gov. Kotek and Genentech broke ground on a $750M Hillsboro expansion to nearly double the campus and add device manufacturing for prefilled syringes and autoinjectors, aiming for operations in 2031. Women’s health supply: Oregon Rep. Val Hoyle says estrogen patch shortages aren’t getting enough attention as lawmakers press the federal government for a stabilization timeline and possible shortage-list action. Hospital pricing gap: A RAND-based report finds Mayo Clinic charged privately insured patients more than twice (and outpatient over four times) what Medicare pays in 2022, echoing broader cost concerns. Food safety: FDA warned consumers not to eat recalled Sierra Nevada Graziers raw milk cheeses after an E. coli outbreak sickened 13 and hospitalized eight, including cases in Oregon. Wildland firefighter health: Rep. Maxine Dexter introduced a bill to improve federal wildland firefighter health and safety, including respiratory protection pilots and hygiene decontamination duty time. Local care capacity: Wallowa Memorial Hospital in Enterprise is installing an MRI unit with community and federal support, targeting early November use. Sports injury update (health angle): Oregon QB Dante Moore posted progress after a concussion from a USC hit, with team officials saying scans were clean aside from the concussion.
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