Oregon’s Low-Income Vets Could Get Dental Treatment Under Legislation
Veterans would gain “some esteem and dignity” with better care, supporters say.
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State Officials Prep For Oregon Health Plan Shakeup
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Plans are taking shape in the Legislature to keep people enrolled when kicked off the Oregon Health Plan.
Solitary Confinement Condemns Many Prisoners To Long-Term Health Issues
At the height of the pandemic last year, up to 300,000 incarcerated individuals were in solitary, according to estimates.
Oregon CCOs Prepare To Serve Children’s Social And Emotional Needs
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Under a “first in the country” metric, Medicaid providers must prove their plans are improving the social and emotional health of children up to age 5 within the next three years.
Hidden Drugs And Danger Lurk In Over-The-Counter Supplements, Study Finds
A study published in JAMA Network Open found that many dietary supplements contained hidden active ingredients that are unsafe or unstudied.
Everyone has seen the ads or the products on the shelves.
Idaho antitrust case unintentionally highlights information blocking
A new review of documents from that case by the Idaho Statesman newspaper revealed a fine example of what Congress and the Department of Health and Human Services have dubbed “information blocking”.
A year and a half ago, a federal judge invalidated the purchase of Nampa, Idaho-based Saltzer Medical Group by St. Luke’s Health System in nearby Boise, on antitrust grounds.
