The research led by OHSU found that half of the treatment facilities surveyed nationally required an up-front payment averaging more than $28,000, and only a few facilities provide free service to people on Medicaid
Jan 9
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Tents in downtown Portland on March 14, 2022.
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SHUTTERSTOCK
There have been 45 cases of Shigella reported in the Tri-County area, including Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas, in December so far.
Dec 29, 2023
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Residents participate in a behavioral change meeting at the Blackburn Center in East Portland, Ore., on May 5, 2023. The 80-bed center, operated by Central City Concern, provides housing for people in recovery, along with health care, employment counseling, addiction treatment and other support services.
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KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF / OPB
Finances are better overall, but some facilities still lose money, hospital group says
Oct 26, 2023
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Emily Bendt cradles her 2-week-old infant, Willow, at her home near Portland, Ore., in early October 2023. Bendt, a pediatric nurse, closely followed the recent approval of the RSV monoclonal antibody Nirsevimab but has been unable to find it for her daughter.
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AMELIA TEMPLETON/OPB
The factors slowing down Nirsevimab dissemination include supply, high cost and bureaucratic obstacles in Medicaid’s vaccine distribution system for children