Patients are not charged for the vaccine or the provider’s cost of administering it whether they have commercial insurance, Medicare, Medicaid or no insurance at all.
Feb 2, 2021
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Patrick Allen is director of the Oregon Health Authority.
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The state also allows fitness facilities to open to small groups, but each facility can have only four groups of up to six people at a time, and each group must be in a separate enclosed area.
Jan 29, 2021
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Oregon Health & Science University is running a mass vaccination site at PDX airport.
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The reallocation comes at a time when cases and hospitalizations are down but the need for vaccines is more urgent than ever with the presence of new variants in the United States.
Jan 29, 2021
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Four Portland hospitals are running a mass vaccination clinic at the Oregon Convention Center.
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The governor’s Commission on Senior Services became the latest group to make an appeal, saying, “We implore you to reverse your latest decision immediately.”
Jan 25, 2021
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The governor urged Oregon to prepare for a long haul with the pandemic and said she would back a proposal to cap the rise in health care costs statewide at 3.4%.
Jan 21, 2021
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St. Charles Health System in Redmond.
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Issues related to the pandemic are certain to dominate the session but there are plenty of other proposals in the works, including legislation on a public option.