Lawmakers press PeaceHealth, ApolloMD for business details of ER switch

“As you may know, the Oregon Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 951 to reinforce long-standing protections around the corporate practice of medicine,” says the letter, written by House Majority Leader Ben Bowman, D-Tigard, and state Reps. Lisa Fragala and Nancy Nathanson, both Democrats from Eugene. “We passed this law because Oregonians expect medical decisions to be made in the interest of patients and by clinicians exercising independent professional judgment, not by corporate ownership, which can allow non-clinical control over clinical practice and risk patient health.” Reported in Lookout Eugene Springfield, Feb. 25, 2026