Despite a windfall of new funding that could combat Oregon’s meth-fueled behavioral health crisis, leaders have no plan and risk leaving promising approaches on the shelf.
In the state with the highest rate of meth use in the nation, the drug is driving severe mental illness among criminal defendants at the state psychiatric hospital, and patients elsewhere are paying the price.
Aug 2, 2022
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The west plaza at Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
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At stake is potentially more than $100 million in fines for Legacy, a Portland-based health system of six hospitals around the state, based on violations found by the state Bureau of Labor and Industries.
Jul 26, 2022
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Patrick Allen.
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Officials approved a private equity firm’s acquisition of hospice facilities in Salem and Lake Oswego, but critics have concerns.
Jul 19, 2022
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Rep. Rob Nosse, shown at a meeting of the Interim House Committee on Behavioral Health in June, has been tapped to head the Committee on Health Care — which could take on an expanded role next year if the two committees are merged.
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More than half of primary and mental health providers in the state's low-income health care program appeared to be “phantoms” who didn’t see anyone, OHSU researchers say.