Lawmakers have dedicated extra money to cover a demand for Medicaid and there's new money for behavioral health care, an area that's been neglected for years.
Jun 24, 2021
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Outside CareOregon in Portland.
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A package working its way through the budget process will amount to the Legislature’s largest-ever investment in necessary housing and services, advocates say.
Jun 16, 2021
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
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Activating the National Guard was the final step in a five-stage crisis staffing plan hospital administrators developed last fall after a COVID outbreak on the hospital campus left more employees unable to work.
May 28, 2021
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Laura Hanson sits on the floor of the Oregon Senate in June 2019./Logan Gilles
In a lawsuit filed Monday, Laura Hanson says she was discouraged from taking protected medical leave and punished when she did. Hanson’s case led to changes in how the Legislature handles some workplace complaints.
A report on patient access to behavioral health care during the COVID-19 crisis casts doubt on whether insurers are abiding by federal law requiring parity in insurance coverage.
May 3, 2021
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An artist's depiction of a proposed psychiatric hospital proposed for a site in Wilsonville.
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