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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

CCOs, Lawmakers Push Back On New Medicaid Revenue Rules

The Oregon Health Authority is battling headwinds over new rules requiring the state's coordinated organizations use a portion of Oregon Health Plan revenue to fund social determinants of health.

Dec 2, 2021
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Oregon Health Insurer Profits Shrink As COVID-19 Whipsaws Finances

But increased bond and stock values keep companies strong, with only two major insurers losing money.

Dec 2, 2021
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OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY LAUNCHED AN IN-HOUSE COVID-19 TESTING LAB IN MARCH 2020, AND HAS SINCE EXPANDED IT. NOW OHSU IS LEADING THE SEARCH FOR VARIANTS OF CONCERN IN OREGON./OHSU

An Insider’s Look At The Hunt For Omicron In Oregon

A team at Oregon Health & Science University is looking for evidence of the new variant in the state.

Dec 2, 2021

Multnomah County health workers get vaccinated on Jan. 13, 2021. | MOTOYA NAKAMURA/MULTNOMAH COUNTY

Lots Of Questions As Oregon Prepares For Omicron Variant

With scientists still gathering information about omicron, authorities say the main way to prepare is to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

Dec 2, 2021

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Oregon Health Authority Blocked Full Reporting Of Potentially Fatal Disease, Whistleblower Says

Crystal Weston claims in a lawsuit she was demoted from a promotion after insisting that the agency recognize a lung disease.

Dec 2, 2021

U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. | LOUIS VELAZQUEZ/UNSPLASH

Federal Government Awards Oregon Providers Nearly $120 Million

Nearly $120 million has been earmarked for about 480 providers in Oregon under the American Rescue Plan.

Dec 2, 2021

Women protesting in favor of reproductive rights

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Conservative Justices Seem Poised To Overturn Roe’s Abortion Rights

Judging from the questions asked by justices, it appeared possible or even likely that a majority could vote to turn the question of whether to allow abortion back to individual states.

Dec 2, 2021

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With Federal COVID-19 Sick Leave Gone, Workers Feel Pressure

Federal laws that offered COVID-related paid sick leave to workers have expired, leaving low-income workers the most vulnerable.

Nov 30, 2021

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California Joins States Trying To Shorten Wait Times For Mental Health Care

Seven states have adopted laws to reduce wait times for mental health care.

Nov 30, 2021

A registered nurse in St. Charles Bend’s intensive care unit stood outside a room where hospital staff treated an unconscious COVID-19 patient in May. | THE BULLETIN

About 1,000 Contracted Health Care Workers Will Stay In Oregon Into 2022

State extends contract to allow traveling nurses and other workers to stay until mid-January 2022.

Nov 30, 2021
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