Medicaid Enrollment In Oregon Continues To Swell
Oregon Health Plan membership has increased by more than 100,000 since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic but the state has enough extra funding to cover new members through the end of the year.
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Gov. Brown: COVID-19 Cases Have To Drop For Classes To Reopen
The state could face more restrictions if communities do not quell infection rates.
COVID Plans Put to Test as Firefighters Crowd Camps for Peak Wildfire Season
A study published this month concluded that COVID outbreaks “could be a serious threat to the firefighting mission” and urged vigilant social distancing and screening measures in the camps.
NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Steps Up Focus On Minorities
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The abortion rights group has a new leader, Christel Allen, the first woman of color to lead the group. Allen, in turn, chose Jeanine Morales, a Black woman with experience advocating for minorities, as her deputy.
Beaverton Memory Care Facility Sees Outbreak Of 28 COVID-19 Cases
The Oregon Health Authority on Sunday evening said 12 of Murray Highland’s 20 residents were transferred this weekend to other facilities.
Oregon Scientists Find Higher Prevalence Of Viral Spread Than Expected
More than 22,600 Oregonians have tested positive for COVID-19 or presumed to have the virus since the start of the pandemic.
Back to the Future: Trump’s History of Promising a Health Plan That Never Comes
Ever since he was a presidential candidate, President Donald Trump has been promising the American people a “terrific,” “phenomenal” and “fantastic” new health care plan to replace the Affordable Care Act.
Hospital Systems Support Tobacco Tax Measure
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The measure would add $2 to a pack of cigarettes in Oregon, which has the lowest cigarette taxes on the West Coast. It would also tax vaping products.
Bereaved Families Are ‘the Secondary Victims of COVID-19’
Every day, the nation is reminded of COVID-19’s ongoing impact as new death counts are published. What is not well documented is the toll on family members.
Kaiser Permanente In Portland Joins COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
The nonprofit will be testing a new drug developed by Pfizer and BioNTech that produced a strong immune response in early trials.
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