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July 21, 2010 -- The controversy brewing over the most cost-effective way to provide medications to HIV patients has portrayed mail-order pharmacies in a negative light, according to Mike Wright, CEO of Wellpartner. Read More >>

July 21, 2010 – Bob Nikkel has been appointed executive director of Jefferson Behavioral Health, a mental health organization that contracts with the state of Oregon to provide services to Oregon Health Plan members. Read More >>

June 24, 2010 -- Judy Mohr Peterson, Oregon’s Medicaid director, has been selected by the Center for Health Care Strategies to participate as a fellow in the Medicaid Leadership Institute’s 2011 class. Read More >>

June 15, 2010 – Medical malpractice reform, an issue that’s divided trial attorneys and physicians for decades, will get a boost when Oregon joins 12 other states to share $25 million in federal grants. Read More >>

June 9, 2010 -- When Mexico began reporting cases of a mysterious new strain of influenza afflicting hundreds of people in April 2009, the response in Oregon was genuine worry. Read More >>

June 2, 2010 -- This change is unprecedented for the Oregon Health Plan both in timing and scope, but our priority has been clear: in these challenging circumstances, parents should have full information, choice to do what they feel is best for their families, and assistance from the Department of Human Services (DHS) to ensure they face as little disruption as possible.   Read More >>

May 20, 2010 -- Controversy is brewing over a proposed cost-saving measure that could offset CAREAssist’s projected $2.1 million biennial shortfall -- and change the way some of its 2,300 clients receive their HIV medications. Read More >>

May 12 -- Oregon could become one of the first states to initiate a health insurance exchange. That process got under way yesterday (May 11) with the creation of a technical assistance work group charged with coming up with a detailed business plan by mid-August. Read More >>

May 12, 2010 -- Sonya Fischer has been named director of state and federal legislative affairs of the Department of Human Services. As such she’ll replace Patty O'Sullivan who’s retiring from state government after 33 years. Read More >>

March 24, 2010 -- Dr. Mel Kohn has been appointed head of the Oregon Public Health Division following a national search. He’s been the acting public health director and state health officer since September 2008. Read More >>