Some state employees question the decision which is part of an overhaul by Steve Allen, who was hired as the agency's behavioral health director last year.
Jul 7, 2020
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The Oregon Health Authority in Salem.
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OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
Gov. Kate Brown -- and lawmakers -- hope that federal authorities will give Oregon money to help plug the budget hole before another special session later this summer.
Jun 29, 2020
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Oregon Health & Science University
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While hospitals cite their recent revenue drops and plead for money from lawmakers, they often are sitting on healthy reserve accounts that they built up in the boom years.
Jun 8, 2020
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McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center.
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CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT
The federal government gave the two for-profit hospitals in the state plenty despite the fact that they generate big annual payouts for their out-of-state owners.