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For-profit telehealth company wants Oregon to fund unlicensed behavioral health providers for low-income youth, adults

An out-of-state private equity-backed firm using a program allowing mental health providers not licensed by the state is fighting to keep its services covered under the Oregon Health Plan, enlisting Rev. Al Sharpton and others in a wide-ranging campaign that could reach the Oregon Legislature
January 20, 2026
 
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