HIV prevention

Many at risk for the virus cannot afford a drug that's costly but is highly effective at preventing treatment.

Sen. Bill Hansell, R-Pendleton, has introduced two bills that are designed to improve public policy at the intersection of healthcare and corrections, allowing the physicians of prison guards to get information about HIV exposure and closing a loophole to require health insurers to cover medical costs for juveniles held on bail.

May 1, 2012 – When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it was changing the funding algorithm for HIV prevention last year, health officials knew they’d see a reduction infunds because Oregon is considered a low-prevalence state.What was uncertain, however, was how the Oregon Health Authority would distribute those funds to county health departments.

April 12, 2012 -- Oregon ranks in the lowest quartile in the nation in terms of HIV pr