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Oregon Health Authority Wants Millions From Feds For Equity Spending

State officials will send in Oregon’s application for its five-year Medicaid waiver to federal officials in early 2022.

Sep 21, 2021
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Richmond Elementary in Southeast Portland required masks last fall. | ELIZABETH MILLER/OPB

Oregon Vaccination Rates Up As Some Schools Ask Families To Disclose Children's Shots

COVID-19 vaccination rates for 12- to 17-year-olds in Oregon vary by county, with 59.6% vaccinated statewide.

Sep 21, 2021

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OHSU Data Scientist Predicts Oregon Hospitals Will Be Full With COVID Patients Until Mid November

Experts say when the test positivity rate is between 5-8%, they expect hospital populations to drop. In some Central Oregon counties, the rate is between 18-26%.

Sep 20, 2021

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SALEM HEALTH HOSPITAL IN SALEM./BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Primary Care Providers Feel Squeeze As Pandemic Continues

Primary and urgent care providers face high patient demand — and are increasing services — as hospitals remain crammed with COVID-19 and other patients.

Sep 16, 2021
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Oregon Had Almost No Flu Last Year. What About This Year?

While mask use should help stifle the spread, experts say with schools resuming in-person learning, the flu may be more prevalent this year.

Sep 14, 2021

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Oregon’s Lack Of Crisis Standards Of Care Worries Health Care Officials

The state did away with its former crisis standards of care, calling them discriminatory. Some health care officials say what replaced the standards isn't enough.

Sep 14, 2021

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PAUL TERDAL MAKES A PRESENTATION TO THE AUTISM LAW SUMMIT IN 2018./COURTESY OF PAUL TERDAL/OPB

Meet The Father Trying To Help A Generation Of Oregonians With Autism

Sep 9, 2021

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A COVID-19 VACCINE IS ADMINISTERED AT THE DESCHUTES COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN BEND, JANUARY 2021./BRADLEY W. PARKS/OPB

Lessons From Oregon’s July COVID-19 Breakthrough Report

Few breakthrough cases led to death, and the unvaccinated are six times more likely to catch COVID-19.

Aug 9, 2021

In Oregon, End-of-Life Wishes Are Just A Click Away

Oct 11, 2017

Oregon, Texas Are Latest States To Put Down Markers On Abortion Coverage

Aug 23, 2017