Higher than expected cost estimates for providing the compensation came as a surprise and frustrated parents. “We need to be prioritized,” said one
Mar 5
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Sara Barger, executive manager and policy liaison for 4D Recovery, visits with Mitch Wright, 31, in a recovery house in Gresham on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Wright, one of the house’s residents, said the house’s structure helped him turn his life around after drug addiction.
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In the past two years, the agency penalized debt collectors, issued stern warnings to providers and lenders, and published reports on how the health care system is undermining Americans' financial security
Citing an increase in problems, including 13 deaths, the report recommends conducting more routine screenings throughout pregnancy and in the postpartum period
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Democratic state Rep. Jason Kropf of Bend and Democratic state Sen. Kate Lieber of Beaverton have orchestrated the meetings on their approach to Oregon's drug crisis. (Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle)
Police and prosecutors support House Bill 4002, but civil rights advocates warn that it would usher in Oregon’s return to the failed war on drugs
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A client of IDEA Exchange Pinellas in St. Petersburg, Florida, gets his finger pricked as he is tested for HIV and hepatitis C by program director Amanda Bonham-Lovett.
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Xylazine, which is rapidly spreading in the nation's illicit drug supply, appears to complicate the response to opioid overdoses when they do happen and makes it harder to save people
Legislation passed both houses to ban ‘quality of life’ considerations in state health coverage for low-income people. Critics say doing so undermines efforts to limit drug prices.