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Health Authority Faces Hazy COVID-19 Outlook After Fires 

When the wildfires hit, testing plummeted so officials don’t really know what the current COVID-19 trend is in Oregon.

Sep 21, 2020

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Patrick Allen is director of the Oregon Health Authority. | DAVE KILLEN/THE OREGONIAN/OREGONLIVE

Oregon ‘On A Troubling Trajectory,’ OHA Director Warns

As deaths set a new record, state health officials warn of case spikes and testing backlogs, urging residents to reduce indoor gatherings.

Jul 24, 2020

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

Oregon Health Authority ‘Made An Error’ In Reopening Data

The Oregon Health Authority undereported Multnomah County's COVID-19 hospitalization numbers to Gov. Kate Brown, but the plan to reopen the county will move forward regardless.

Jun 18, 2020

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Oregon Epidemiologists Sought To Delay Brown's Reopening Plan

Public records reveal tension between political and health concerns at the highest levels of Oregon's government in late April, as reopening plans were finalized.

Jun 5, 2020

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State Will Allow 31 Counties To Partially Reopen 

May 14, 2020

Governor Announces Coronavirus Response Team As Epidemic Fears Grow

Feb 28, 2020
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THE JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES MEETS IN PREPARATION FOR THE FEB. 3/BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

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

Jan 14, 2020
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THURSDAY'S OREGON HEALTH FORUM FOCUSED ON THE NEXT ROUND OF THE OREGON HEALTH PLAN/EDWARD JURCYS PHOTOGRAPHY/THE LUND REPORT

Trillium Signs Hundreds Of Deals in Portland-area Medicaid Market

Oct 17, 2019
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Shown in 2014, former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, a former emergency room physician, helped created the state's innovative Medicaid program known as the Oregon Health Plan. | CC BY SA 2.0

Kitzhaber Heats Up Debate Over Oregon's Medicaid Direction

Sep 16, 2019
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The Oregon Health Authority's Salem headquarters. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Opinion: CCO 2.0: Tougher Goals But Same Philosophy For Oregon's Coordinated Care System

Sep 4, 2019