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MICHELE LUJAN (RIGHT) MEETS WITH PATTI JO OAKLEY AT SOUTH METRO MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LOAN CLOSET IN GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO. LUJAN NEEDED A WHEELCHAIR FOR HER HUSBAND, WHO HAD BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOR COVID, AND SHE WAS ABLE TO BORROW ONE FOR FREE./KATE RUDER/KHN
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SOURCE: U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION/PHILLIP REESE/KHN
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An employee of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services helps a consumer pick a health care plan on the federal online health insurance marketplace.
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DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES
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JULIA MINES STANDS OUTSIDE THE MIRACLES CLUB OF PORTLAND, WHERE SHE SERVES AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ON NORTHEAST MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BOULEVARD ON APRIL 7. SHE SAID IF FUNDS DON'T COME THROUGH SOON, SHE MAY HAVE TO LAY OFF STAFF./EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT
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STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE RACING TO WIN FEDERAL APPROVAL OF OREGON HEALTH PLAN CHANGES BEFORE OREGON GOV. KATE BROWN, SHOWN AT THE OREGON CONVENTION CENTER VACCINATION SITE, LEAVES OFFICE./JOSH ANDERSEN/OHSU
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MILES CITY FIRE AND RESCUE CAPT. EDDY KANDUCH (LEFT) AND FIREFIGHTER TANNER GORDON WORK WITH A NEW TRAINING SIMULATOR PURCHASED WITH A FEDERAL GRANT TO HELP CREWS IN RURAL AREAS DELIVER EMERGENCY CARE./SARAH LEWIN/KAISER HEALTH NEWS
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MOST FARMERS MARKETS ACCEPT SNAP CARDS./LYNNE TERRY/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE
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Dr. Jennifer Vines, health officer of Multnomah County, shown discussing an uptick in HIV infections earlier in the pandemic.
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MOTOYA NAKAMURA/MULTNOMAH COUNTY