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REP. TRAVIS NELSON, D-PORTLAND, IS OREGON'S NEWEST LAWMAKER AND A REGISTERED NURSE./COURTESY OF TRAVIS NELSON

Q&A: Rep. Travis Nelson Is Oregon’s Newest Lawmaker

The vice-president of the Oregon Nurses Association has been appointed to fill the seat vacated by former House Speaker Tina Kotek.

Feb 3, 2022
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Last year a state employee inadvertently released the vaccination status of some 40,000 Oregon state employees. Pictured is an Aviva Health temporary COVID-19 testing and vaccination site in Roseburg. | PHOTO COURTESY OF AVIVA HEALTH

House Bill Would Set Up Mobile Health Units In Oregon

Mobile health units in two communities would target health disparities in the proposed pilot program.

Feb 3, 2022
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Court-Appointed Expert Spotlights Community Role In Oregon State Hospital Problems

The expert's report will spawn legislation aimed at pressuring counties to house discharged state hospital patients in community based programs.

Feb 2, 2022
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SCREENSHOT OF OREGON HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE WEBSITE.

Oregon Sets An Enrollment Record, But Lags Other States

Pandemic-sparked health insurance discounts drove record enrollment around the country, but most states notched bigger gains.

Feb 1, 2022

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Oregon Alzheimer’s Advocates To Ask Lawmakers For Support To Fight Disease

On Feb. 8-10, dozens of Oregonians will meet with legislators to ask for legislative support in the fight against Alzheimer’s and all other dementia.

Feb 1, 2022

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Faxes And Snail Mail: Will Pandemic-Era Flaws Unleash Improved Health Technology?

COVID-19 exposed just how ill equipped the outdated technology used by government agencies is to handle unprecedented demand.

Feb 1, 2022

AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE 7.7 ACRE PLOT OF FARMLAND WHERE NW BIBLE TRAINING OPERATES./CLACKAMAS COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISIN/PMG PHOTO

Clackamas County Denies ‘Faith-Based Addiction Recovery Farm’

Commissioners found long-running Northwest Bible Training was out of compliance with state land-use regulations.

Feb 1, 2022
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New Peer Respite Centers Remain Elusive, 6 Months After New Law

Advocates are concerned about the slow start-up of new peer respite centers, a system that still lacks administrative rules for proposals.

Feb 1, 2022
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Resistance To A Boston Hospital’s Expansion Centers On Rising Prices

A political battle in Massachusetts looks at the role hospital expansions play in driving up health care costs.

Jan 30, 2022

DR. DEAN SIDELINGER, OREGON’S STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST, AT A JAN. 28, 2022 PRESS CONFERENCE./YOUTUBE

Omicron Cases Appear To Flatten As Demand For Hospital Beds Grows

The state’s epidemiologist said Friday that the state will be filing permanent mask and vaccination rules in the next few weeks.

Jan 29, 2022

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