Guest Opinion: Time To Increase Access To Basic Dental Care In Oregon
With a shortage of dentists in Oregon, the Legislature should pass a bill allowing the state to license dental therapists.
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Lawmaker Accuses Oregon Health Authority Of Ignoring People With Disabilities
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Sen. Sara Gelser said plans to improve Oregon’s widely criticized behavioral health system did nothing for a segment of the population.
Oregon Scraps Crisis Care Guidelines for Health Care Providers
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The move marks another redo by the authority over policies created without the input from minorities and communities of color.
Oregon Health Authority Proposes Ambitious Budget
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The two-year proposal which would require an extra $1 billion in state general funding, includes increased spending on behavioral health care and children.
State Doles Out Millions To Rural Hospitals With Rich Owners
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More than half of $50 million is going to hospitals that are owned by large, financially resilient nonprofit hospital systems with substantial investment portfolios and net worths.
Oregon Health Authority Prepares For Potential 20% Budget Cut
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The agency is bracing for the next two-year budget, which will be determined by lawmakers next year.
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.
Lawmakers Revise Budget But Cuts Not As Deep As Feared
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Lawmakers who worked to plug the budget hole took a nip-and-tuck approach rather than slash and burn. Still, advocates are worried about behavioral health care funding.
Gov. Brown Appoints New Health Policy Advisor
Gov. Kate Brown has promoted her deputy health policy advisor following the retirement of her top health policy official.
Budget-Cutting Special Session Planned For Aug. 10
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A proclamation obtained by The Lund Report says there is an "urgent need" to reblance the state budget and “ensure delivery of benefits and benefit programs to Oregonians.”
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