Critics say switching to virtual visits conducted through a smartphone or tablet, which will save time and money, could harm residents.
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More than 450 new cases of COVID-19 were seen in Oregon on Friday, the highest single-day total since the pandemic began.
Sep 26 2020
With a shortage of dentists in Oregon, the Legislature should pass a bill allowing the state to license dental therapists.
Sep 28 2020
“All it really is, is a statement that he wants one or more of his departments to come up with a plan," said Joe Antos with the American Enterprise Institute.
Sep 28 2020
When it comes to health care, President Donald Trump has promised far more than he has delivered.
Sep 28 2020
The administration is seeking approval to spend nearly $70 million on salaries just months after imposing cuts as a pandemic austerity measure.
Sep 24 2020
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Numbers released by the Oregon Health Authority show expected declines after the pandemic hit but do not include an infusion of federal cash or revenue from the resumption of nonemergency procedures.
Sep 23 2020
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The move marks another redo by the authority over policies created without the input from minorities and communities of color.
Sep 23 2020
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Sen. Sara Gelser said plans to improve Oregon’s widely criticized behavioral health system did nothing for a segment of the population.
Sep 23 2020
A study based on interviews with 200 workers found they lacked personal protective equipment, social distancing rules at work sites were lax and they had inconsistent access to COVID-19 tests.
Sep 23 2020
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The group came up with a number of recommendations but they won’t move the needle on the state’s mental health crisis.
Sep 15 2020
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The Oregon Health Authority awarded $6 million to Oregon Health & Science University for a plan that was hastily put together and then scrapped; now it's banking on a $1.2 million project by Oregon State University.
Sep 22 2020
When the wildfires hit, testing plummeted so officials don’t really know what the current COVID-19 trend is in Oregon.
Sep 21 2020
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The university has backtracked on its plan to raise tuition by up to 7% and withdraw a promise to freeze tuition, after lawmakers kept the university’s funding largely intact.
Sep 23 2020
Up and down the West Coast, hospitals and health facilities are reporting an influx of patients with problems most likely related to smoke inhalation, but facilities must first rule out the coronavirus.
Sep 20 2020
The state does not recommend that anyone exposed to COVID-19 get tested even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its policy to recommend testing.
Sep 21 2020
A growing number of prominent health leaders fear that President Donald Trump will legally autorize a vaccine before election day, running roughshod over the usual regulatory process.
Sep 21 2020
A federal emergency declaration on Sept. 15 gives all Oregon residents the right to sign up for coverage on the insurance marketplace through a special enrollment period.
Sep 16 2020
An infected staff member had contact with a lot of patients in an office lax about face coverings, prompting an unusual health alert.
Sep 16 2020
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Some psychiatrists oppose Measure 109, which would allow the use of magic mushrooms in a clinical setting, though other doctors say Oregonians would benefit from it.
Sep 16 2020
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More than half of $50 million is going to hospitals that are owned by large, financially resilient nonprofit hospital systems with substantial investment portfolios and net worths.
Sep 2 2020
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Sep 8 2020