Governor Extends Mask Order To All Oregon Counties
Gov. Kate Brown's expanded mask order came after pressure from local health officials and advocates.
Gov. Kate Brown
$50 Million Proposal For Hospitals Falls Short of Industry Wishes
State leaders are considering a proposal to give rural Oregon hospitals a $50 million line of credit to stay in business during the pandemic.
State Didn’t Help, But OSU Lab Found A Way Into COVID-19 Testing Anyway
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Specialists at Oregon State University’s veterinary laboratory wanted to put their state-of-the-art equipment to work testing for the coronavirus. Oregon needs more tests. But neither the Oregon Health Authority nor Gov. Kate Brown's office lent any support. A private company did.
Rural Lawmakers Urge Governor To Fund Struggling Hospitals
A bipartisan group of 11 rural lawmakers called on Gov. Kate Brown on Friday to support a $200 million plan to keep hospitals afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.
Brown Bans Sale of Flavored Vapes; Unflavored Pot Not Affected
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Responding to the rising alarm over vaping, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Friday issued a temporary ban on the sale of flavored vaping products and directed state agencies to identify and ban other vaping products that cause lung injury or death.
Governor Kate Brown on Senate Health Care Bill: ‘Despite These Draconian Cuts, Oregon Will Not Back Down’
(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today issued the following statement on the Better Care Reconciliation Act:
Governor Wants To Secure A Slimmed-Down Medicaid Waiver Before Trump Takes Office
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is trying to squeeze a new, slimmed-down health care waiver out of the federal government — before the Trump administration starts.
Oregon has had a Medicaid waiver since 1994 when former Gov. John Kitzhaber started the Oregon Health Plan.
Brown Promises to Protect Oregon Health Plan from Budget Cuts
The governor promised to seek alternative revenues if Measure 97 fails while her Republican opponent would be willing to consider service cuts while keeping people insured. The Eugene debate also featured Independent candidate Cliff Thomason, who backs a sales tax that could lead to a single-payer health system as well as deal with current budget needs.
At the gubernatorial debated in Eugene on Thursday night, Gov. Kate Brown vowed to neither cut healthcare coverage nor cause eligible people to lose their Oregon Health Plan coverage, even if the Democratic-backed corporate tax increase, Measure 97, fails on Nov. 8.
