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JULIA MINES STANDS OUTSIDE THE MIRACLES CLUB OF PORTLAND, WHERE SHE SERVES AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ON NORTHEAST MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BOULEVARD ON APRIL 7. SHE SAID IF FUNDS DON'T COME THROUGH SOON, SHE MAY HAVE TO LAY OFF STAFF./EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

‘People Are Dying’ While State Bureaucracy Holds Up Treatment Dollars, Say Measure 110 Proponents

Oregon Health Authority is needlessly slowing the distribution of $276 million in grants needed to address the state’s addiction crisis, say advocates and providers.

Apr 8, 2022

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The building on Southwest Broadway in Portland that housed FamilyCare's corporate offices. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Health Authority Settles With FamilyCare For $22.5 Million 

Proceeds of the agreement will be donated to the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in Lebanon.

Mar 25, 2022
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Oregon’s public health administrators work in Northeast Portland./Oregon Health Authority via Oregon Capital Chronicle

State Recruits Teens To Spend $1 million In Federal Recovery Funds

The Oregon Health Authority is looking for 20 teenagers to help spend $1 million in COVID recovery funds.

Mar 24, 2022

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Rapid COVID-19 test. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon Health Authority Has Stockpiled More Than 2 Million COVID-19 Tests

The antigen rapid test kits at its warehouse in Wilsonville, but the agency does not know when they’ll be sent out.

Feb 3, 2022

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Patrick Allen. | COPYRIGHTED IMAGE REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE PORTLAND TRIBUNE

After Short Hospitalization, The Oregon Health Authority Director Is Back Home

Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority, is back home in Sherwood recovering after being hospitalized on Sunday following a serious fall.

Jan 27, 2022

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A sign at Hillsboro Online Academy asks people entering the building to wear masks. / Elizabeth Miller / OPB

Oregon Health Authority Hears More Testimony Against Extending Mask Mandates

In two more hearings Monday, state officials heard criticism of a ‘permanent rule’ that they promise will be rescinded when pandemic conditions improve.

Jan 25, 2022

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Last August the intensive care unit at Oregon Health and Science University was filled to capacity. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

State: Oregon Hospitals Must Disclose When They Ration Care

Oregon Health Authority says hospitals need to disclose the methods they use during a crisis to decide who gets resources such as ICU beds and ventilators.

Jan 13, 2022
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Oregon National Guard in Salem, July 2013. | OREGONMILDEP/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Oregon Deploying 1,200 From National Guard To Help Hospitals

Brown decided to more than double the state's National Guard deployment following an update from the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Military Department.

Jan 13, 2022

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Tough Oregon Health Care Merger Law Nears Launch With Questions Unsettled

Rule-making for the new program has dragged on as its March 1 start date nears. Officials promise a light touch to start.

Dec 16, 2021
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State Auditors Flag Questionable Oregon Health Plan Billing

Their report urges safeguards to prevent bogus Medicaid billing during hospital stays.

Dec 15, 2021