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Nursing home visit Raul Lugo wanted to hug his grandmother Rosa Perez, 89, during their in-person visit at her nursing home./Courtesy of Damary Lugo

States Allow In-Person Nursing Home Visits As Families Charge Residents Die ‘Of Broken Hearts’

California is the only state on the West Coast that is loosening rules so that families can visit their loved ones who are in care.

Jul 13, 2020

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Children’s Mental Health Program Swept Up In Looming Budget Cuts

The state plans to delay a program projected to keep 300 children out of psychiatric residential treatment in its first year, saving money and keeping families together.

Jul 13, 2020
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Oregon Expects 'Exponential Growth' In Coronavirus Cases, New Forecast Shows

Jul 10, 2020

10 Health Care Companies Obtain Up To $10 Million In Federal Loan Program

Jul 9, 2020
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Analysis: How A COVID-19 Vaccine Could Cost Americans Dearly

Given the prevailing business-centric model of American drug pricing, a COVID-19 vaccine could be budget breaking, perhaps making it unavailable to many.

Jul 8, 2020

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The Oregon Secretary of State's office verified enough signatures to qualify Initiative Petition 34 on psilocybin therapy for the November ballot. | YES ON IP 34 CAMPAIGN

Secretary Of State Confirms Psilocybin Initiative Qualifies For Ballot

The office has verified 132,465 valid signatures out of the 160,963 submitted -- well more than the 112,020 needed to qualify for statewide ballot.

Jul 8, 2020

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The patio at Southeast Division Street's Landmark Saloon quietly opened on Friday, June 19, the first night Portland restaurants and bars were allowed to open./Michael Russell/The Oregonian/OregonLive

Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington Counties’ Reopening Plans On Hold

Jul 8, 2020

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Patti Breed-Rabitoy died of COVID-19./Photo courtesy of Elishia Breed for KHN

‘I Couldn’t Let Her Be Alone’: A Peaceful Death Amid the COVID Scourge

An end-of-life program helped an Oregon woman find some comfort when her mother died of COVID-19 in California.

Jul 7, 2020

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Despite Budget Crunch, Oregon Health Authority Plans 3 New High-Level Behavioral Health Positions

Some state employees question the decision which is part of an overhaul by Steve Allen, who was hired as the agency's behavioral health director last year.

Jul 7, 2020
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2021 Health Plans Granted Leeway To Limit Consumers’ Benefit From Drug Coupons

Advocates say a new rule will make it harder for patients with conditions such as cancer and multiple sclerosis who rely on very expensive drugs to afford them.

Jul 6, 2020