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Pharmaceutical Company Donates Experimental COVID-19 Drug To Oregon

Oregon has received a donation of an experimental drug that may aid the fight against COVID-19.

Apr 16, 2020

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State Didn’t Help, But OSU Lab Found A Way Into COVID-19 Testing Anyway

Specialists at Oregon State University’s veterinary laboratory wanted to put their state-of-the-art equipment to work testing for the coronavirus. Oregon needs more tests. But neither the Oregon Health Authority nor Gov. Kate Brown's office lent any support. A private company did.

Apr 13, 2020
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COVID-19 Could Lead To 1.3 Million In Oregon On Medicaid, Study Says

Depending on the severity of the economic crisis induced by coronavirus, as many as 430,000 Oregonians could lose their employer-sponsored health plans in coming months, and most of those people – 320,000 – would turn to the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s version of Medicaid for low-income residents, a new report forecasts.

Apr 4, 2020