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Oregon State Hospital Seeks 16% Increase In Half-Billion-Dollar Budget To Meet Demand

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Oregon State Hospital is seeking another $81.6 million in state taxpayer dollars, much of it to deal with the state-run mental health facility’s struggle to admit patients in a timely manner.

Oregon Tobacco Tax Supporters Bracing For Expensive Political Fight

Supporters of a proposed $2-a-pack increase in Oregon tobacco taxes are continuing to stockpile money as they face the prospect of one of the most expensive political campaigns in state history.

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Jeff Mapes

Oregon Says Federal Vape Flavor Ban Falls Short

The Oregon Health Authority said the federal government’s planned ban on flavored vaping products falls short in protecting the public.

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Kristian Foden-Vencil

Health Officials Find Alarming Levels Of Lead In Some Traditional South Asian Products

Oregon health officials are warning people about “alarmingly” high levels of lead found in some turmeric and cosmetics traditionally used in South and Southeast Asian cultures.

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Kristian Foden-Vencil

Psychiatric Hospital Battles Medicaid Powerhouses Over Patients

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A Pennsylvania-based Fortune 500 health care company is having a tough time elbowing its way into the Oregon market, judging by a lawsuit the company filed against five Oregon Medicaid insurers and its stymied attempt so far to build a psychiatric hospital in Wilsonville.

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Christian Wihtol

Oregon Faces Big Hurdle In Improving Mental Health Care: Staffing

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Oregon’s behavioral health and addiction services agencies are operating at a subpar level in part because low pay, high stress and other problems prompt workers to quit the field, leading to acute worker shortages, experts told the Oregon Health Policy Board this week.

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Christian Wihtol

Oregon Calls 'All Clear' Following Rash Of Measles Cases

Oregon health officials are calling “all-clear” after a rash of measles cases this fall.

In total, four cases were reported after a passenger flew back from Amsterdam on Oct. 12 with the disease.

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Kristian Foden-Vencil

Oregon Reports 3 Additional Vaping-Related Illnesses

The Oregon Health Authority has identified three additional cases of severe lung illness linked to vaping.

The state has now seen a total of 20 cases of EVALI — what health officials are referring to as ‘E-cigarette or Vaping Product Associated Lung Injury.’ Two cases have been fatal.

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Kristian Foden-Vencil