Union County Board of Commissioners Passes Resolution to Oppose Vaccine Mandates
The northeastern Oregon county is protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates in recognition of public outcry, saying mandates will worsen staffing shortages.
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Some Rural Oregon Health Care Workers And A Doctor Fuel Distrust In Vaccines
Distrust in government initiatives runs so deep that even some primary care providers may be advising eligible patients against getting the shots.
Group Creates New Health Insurance Option In Eastern Oregon
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The same organizations that created an Eastern Oregon CCO eight years ago will offer a supplemental Medicare Advantage plan for seniors.
Cancer Patients In Eastern Oregon Face Complications
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Trish Yerges, who was diagnosed with two types of cancer last year, had to travel more than 7,000 miles for specialty treatments that are commonplace in large metro areas like Portland.
Summerville, Oregon — Trish Yerges was diagnosed with two types of cancer last year. That was bad, but her circumstances were much worse: The area where she lives in rural Union County in the northeastern part of the state lacks cancer specialists.
Eastern Oregon Becomes Nation’s First Mental Health Professional IPA
A Portland Metro chapter is in the works with plans for more to follow.
Psychologists, social workers, and other mental health professionals in the Bend area have incorporated an Independent Practice Association through the American Mental Health Alliance, the first of its kind in the country.
