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The Oregon State Hospital campus in Junction City. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

State Vows Changes After Feds Blast Unsafe Conditions At Oregon State Hospital's Junction City Campus

The state hospital’s Junction City campus was cited for numerous violations in an inspection after a patient escaped during an outing.

May 25, 2022
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Sarah Lemley, executive director and co-founder of Northwest PANDAS/PANS Network, is pictured at right with Rep. Rachel Prusak (left), who has championed coverage for the condition. In the background is Kym McCornack, who is also with the network./Courtesy of Sarah Lemley

Kids on Oregon Health Plan Get Hard-Fought Coverage For A Rare Condition 

The Oregon Health Plan will cover a specialized treatment for children who have PANDAS/PANS, a neuropsychiatric condition.

May 24, 2022
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Crystal Johnson, 49, says the incentives she receives as part of her treatment programming are important to her recovery at Phoenix Wellness Center in Newport, Ore., on March 28, 2022. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Rewards For Staying In Drug Treatment Work, Now Oregon Is Poised To Pay For Them

Oregon’s Measure 110 dollars will expand use of a proven but rarely used treatment for meth addiction and other drugs.

May 24, 2022

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Last year, Dr. Dean Sidelinger warned of surging cases of the delta variant. Cases now are of a less threatening type. | KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/OPB

Oregon Health Authority Managing COVID-19 Without More Mandates

Oregon health officials expect the current wave of COVID-19 cases will not lead to new statewide restrictions to reduce spread.

May 19, 2022

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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Feds Threaten Decertification Of Oregon State Hospital's Junction City Campus

The state-run mental hospital must improve patient safety at its satellite campus or it will lose eligibility for Medicare funding, inspectors warn.

May 9, 2022
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Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center is among the hospitals fined for failing to follow meal break rules. | PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

Legacy Health Battles State To Overturn Meal Break Rules

The hospital system says it’s too difficult and costly to provide meal breaks on the schedule required by state rules.

May 5, 2022
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon National Guardsman Removed From Oregon State Hospital Duty

State investigators found a Guard member engaged in unprofessional conduct, records show.

Apr 26, 2022
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CANDIDATES IN THE 2022 RACE FOR OREGON GOVERNOR./COURTESY PHOTOS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon’s Gubernatorial Candidates On Health Care

From the state’s addiction crisis to a public option, here’s how top contenders would address health care issues if elected.

Apr 23, 2022
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Tobias Read On Health Care

The Democratic candidate for Oregon governor says if elected, he would focus on preventative care and upstream investments.

Apr 23, 2022
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Tina Kotek | COURTESY PHOTO

Tina Kotek On Health Care

The Democratic candidate says she’ll focus on bringing down costs as well as increasing access to care and pay for frontline workers.

Apr 23, 2022
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