I spoke to one of the affected workers. She was from Tennessee and Oregon was her third move to find work in this field. 
Will Quest offer benefits? Those people who are laid off will worry about their next check, but also how to get health insurance. If they don't and become sick, the low-income among them will qualify for Obamacare, helping to keep them from bankruptcy. The govt. (you and me) will cover their bills otherwise (you and me) would have to cover their bills. Previously we had socialized emergency room care, very expensive (for you and me). 
Typically the PR dept. of a PeaceHealth would be sure they have the numbers right before issuing a statement. The way they did this is odd. 
If we had a national healthcare system the costs incurred by companies would be avoided and help them keep people employed. Now many of these workers will be on unemployment and not productive members of our community.
So much for healthcare "choice".