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Children First Releases 2014 County Data Book Demonstrating State of Children in Oregon

Currently, 25 percent of the Oregon State Hospital beds are taken up by people who have been charged with a crime but determined unfit to stand trial without mental health treatment. But many of these people are not a danger to themselves and others and might get better treatment closer to home. Meanwhile, hospital beds are unavailable for other people in more need of acute intensive psychiatric care.

Saturday, October 11, 2014, 8:00 am-3:30 pm OMA Headquarters, 11740 SW 68th Parkway, Portland, Oregon

The campaign is aimed at helping women become healthier when they become pregnant to help avoid birth defects and eliminate health disparities.

Some observers speculate that the dearth of qualified applicants has occurred because the position is only temporary.

The dramatic decrease was driven by Gov. Kitzhaber’s full-hearted embrace of the Medicaid expansion, which ballooned the state-covered population by 59 percent. A survey indicates about half of the people who gained insurance through Cover Oregon had been previously uninsured.

Milwaukie High School helps students stay healthy.

Advocates are proposing legislation that would limit out-of-pocket costs to $150 a month after some patients see insurance companies shift the cost for pricey HIV medications by as much as $1,200 a month, after paying just $40 a month under the old high-risk pool.