Supporters of the nonprofit’s absorption by a California-based group say it will strengthen care for the vulnerable, while critics fear a loss of focus and control for Oregon
New director will take over a crucial agency that’s lacked a permanent leader for seven months
Oct 5, 2023
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Jordan Morelli, a supervisor at the David Romprey Oregon Warmline, pauses in between calls. Morelli has worked at the warmline for about nine years, taking calls from people who need help talking through mental health struggles.
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COURTESY COMMUNITY COUNSELING SOLUTIONS
State officials have called the service ‘essential’ and a money-saver, but want others in the fragmented behavioral health system to step up with funding
Oct 3, 2023
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Dave Baden, interim director of the Oregon Health Authority, speaks to the House Interim Committee On Behavioral Health and Health Care on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, about the financial strength of the state’s Medicaid insurers.
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Citing reporting by The Lund Report, lawmakers highlighted more than $400 million in profits, which insurers defended as needed reserves and money for future community investments
Sep 28, 2023
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Rachael Banks, who served as public health director for the state of Oregon for three years, was appointed in September 2023 to head the Multnomah County Health Department. The position requires board confirmation.
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COURTESY MULTNOMAH COUNTY
For the second time in two years, federal regulators have ordered the state hospital to take action to address unsafe conditions
Sep 20, 2023
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Oregon Recovers co-founder and director, Mike Marshall (at right), speaks at an Oregon Recovers event last year. Tony Vezina, founder and director of 4D Recovery stands at left.
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COURTESY OREGON RECOVERS
Oregon Recovers wants state officials to declare a state emergency and mobilize a response that includes temporary field services, immediate access to care and changes to Measure 110
Sep 13, 2023
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
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OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
Seeking home turf after a federal court ruling, Marion County wants a local court to find that the state is not fulfilling its duties to patients and the public