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Cainan Molzer (far right), 17, of Medford, poses with his family. | COURTESY JOE MOLZER

Oregon Faces Scrutiny Over One-Of-A-Kind Hurdles to Children’s Health Care

Advocates say low-income children in Oregon deserve the same guarantee of health care that every other state has.

Jan 13, 2022

Oregon National Guard in Salem, July 2013. | OREGONMILDEP/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Oregon Deploying 1,200 From National Guard To Help Hospitals

Brown decided to more than double the state's National Guard deployment following an update from the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Military Department.

Jan 13, 2022

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Oregon Health Authority Creates New Hotline, Website For COVID-19 Patients

The state is taking a new tack, setting up ways for people to easily report positive COVID-19 test results to the state.

Jan 13, 2022

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They Were The Pandemic’s Perfect Victims

The pandemic killed so many dialysis patients that their total number shrunk for the first time in nearly half a century. Few people took notice.

Jan 11, 2022

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Oregon Hospitals Should Disclose Their Crisis-Care Rationing, Lawmakers Say

New Oregon Health Authority guidelines for hospitals suggest how they should rank patients and decide who gets ICU beds, ventilators or other similar equipment.

Jan 11, 2022
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Trillium's offices in Eugene. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

Trillium May Resume Enrolling Oregon Health Plan Members in Portland Metro Area, State Says

The insurer has made enough progress for its freeze to be lifted, but more improvements are still needed, Oregon Health Authority said.

Jan 11, 2022
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Supreme Court Weighs Biden’s Workplace Vaccine Requirement

A decision by the justices is expected within days on cases that challenge rules set in November by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Jan 11, 2022

3D rendering of the omicron variant of COVID-19. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon Reports 22% Positive COVID-19 Test Rate

Omicron continues to spread rapidly, according to the state's numbers reported on Jan. 10.

Jan 11, 2022

Rep. Kurt Schrader, from left, Clackamas Voliunteers in Medicine Medical Director Dr. Anna Tubman and Clackamas Community College President Dr. Tim Cook at the site of the new clinic./Jaelen Ogadhoh/Pamplin Media Group