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Enrollment has grown by 70,000 in the taxpayer-funded insurance for low-income residents since March 8 when the state declared a state of emergency over the pandemic.
The change follows complaints by communities of color that the project was flawed by racial biases.
The global pandemic has ordinary health care workers going to extremes in a desperate hunt for medical supplies.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges people to wear face coverings to prevent a spike of COVID-19.
Around the country, nursing homes trying to protect their residents from the coronavirus eagerly await boxes of masks, eyewear and gowns promised by the federal government. But all too often the packages deliver disappointment — if they arrive at all.
If the Oregon Health Authority gets the go-ahead, Multnomah County restaurants, bars, gyms and other public facilities could start reopening the following day.
Mass protests against police violence across the U.S. have public health officials concerned about an accelerated spread of the coronavirus.
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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.
The final figures are not yet in but the payouts range from nearly $400,000 to more than $33 million per facility.
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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.
