Middle-Aged Person Dies In Oregon After Vaping Cannabis Product
A person in Oregon has died after vaping in what appears to be the second such death nationwide.
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Insurers Scramble In Newly Competitive Oregon Medicaid Markets
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Medicaid insurers and their members in two of Oregon’s biggest markets – the Portland area and Lane County - are being dunked into a new world of competition and choice.
Approval For CareOregon, Providence Deal Could Take Months
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After announcing earlier this month that it wants to become part of giant Providence Health & Services, Portland-based nonprofit health insurer CareOregon now must persuade regulatory authorities to approve the deal.
State Shows Bias In Awarding Medicaid Contracts, CCOs Claim
The two organizations shut out of the awarding last month of Medicaid contracts accuse the state of unfairly rejecting their bids and potentially sowing turmoil in their communities' health care coor
PrimaryHealth, Which Didn't Get A Contract, Leads CCOs For Bonuses
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Using cash incentives, the state is nudging coordinated care organizations into doing a better job on key health measures such as getting sealants on children's teeth and reducing the use of hospital emergency rooms for mental health crises.
Health Care For Salem-Area's Vulnerable Populations Going To New Manager
Nearly a year ago, an email landed in Craig Pope’s inbox that would quietly destabilize the order that oversaw health care for about 100,000 people in the mid-Willamette Valley.
Analysis: State Inconsistent In Awarding Medicaid Contracts
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When state analysts evaluated Moda’s bid to continue as the Medicaid manager for most of rural Eastern Oregon, they weren’t thrilled by what they saw.
Opinion: Oregon’s CCOs Must Address Clients’ Health from All Angles
The state of Oregon is finally recognizing that the factors that influence an individual’s health extend far beyond a doctor’s office or lab results. These social determinants of health include housing, adequate nutrition, education, and at the root of it all, financial health.
Special Report: Oregon’s Meth Epidemic Surges Amid Focus On Opioids
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The millions of dollars and countless hours that Oregon health officials have devoted to fighting the opioid epidemic in recent years have had an effect: Overdose deaths from prescription painkillers have fallen to a 14-year low.
Medicaid Insurers Looking At More State Oversight
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SALEM – The insurers that deliver Medicaid-funded health services to nearly 1 million Oregonians will be subject to stricter financial oversight under a bill that's a signature from the governor away from becoming law.
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