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Oregon Bill Would Expand Medicaid Coverage To Undocumented Adults

Gov. Kate Brown supports a pilot project to spend $10 million on coverage to 2,000 adults, building on a program that now covers undocumented children in the state.

Mar 16, 2021
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Governor Orders Oregon Schools To Start In-Person Reopening In Late March

The directive will require every public K-12 school to offer at least some in-person instruction.

Mar 5, 2021

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Four Portland-area hospital system are running the Oregon Convention Center site while Salem Health is in charge of the fairgrounds in Salem. | OHSU

Oregon's New COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Makes Everyone Eligible By July 1 

The state also switched to a lottery sign-up system in the Portland area after 400,000 people tried to sign up for about 3,500 spots on Thursday.

Feb 26, 2021

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State Lowers COVID-19 Risk Level in 16 Oregon Counties

Ten of the 16 counties improved from the extreme risk level as virus cases dipped, meaning indoor restaurants, gyms can resume serving limited numbers of customers.

Feb 23, 2021
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Oregon Vaccine Rollout Sticks To Eligibility Schedule Amid Winter Storms 

Gov. Kate Brown next week is to announce vaccination plans for more population groups, possibly including hundreds of thousands of front-line workers.

Feb 19, 2021
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Gov. Kate Brown Mounts Defense Over Decision To Vaccinate Teachers Before Seniors 

Governor sticks with COVID-19 vaccination schedule despite critics, including the group representing Oregon hospitals.

Jan 22, 2021
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Oregon Hopes To Step Up Vaccinations; Bringing in National Guard

Health care providers struggle to boost the current vaccination pace and soon the state could have more than 1 million doses from the federal government.

Jan 8, 2021

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Oregonians Face Long Vaccine Wait As State Begins Work On Protocols

State wants to vaccinate 3 million residents, but so far federal government has promised Oregon only enough vaccine for about 100,000 people.

Dec 11, 2020

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Gov. Brown’s Medicaid Budget Would Crimp Hospitals, Insurers

A hospital industry group criticizes the proposed cuts in Medicaid reimbursement rates following a rough year for hospitals that have seen reduced revenue from elective procedures.

Dec 1, 2020
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Governor Extends Mask Order To All Oregon Counties 

Gov. Kate Brown's expanded mask order came after pressure from local health officials and advocates.

Jun 29, 2020