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Oregon Lawmakers Looking For Answers To Mental Health Crisis

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Oregon lawmakers are eying a proposal that would cost the state $15 million for behavioral health clinics.

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Ben Botkin

Report: Primary Care Spending Up But Specialty, Hospital Care Bill Higher

Overall spending on primary care in Oregon increased in 2018, but growth in specialty and hospital care grew even more, eating up an even bigger piece of the health care economy, according to a state report released Monday.

By:

Ben Botkin

Report: Compared To Other Insurers, CCOs Spend Bigger Share Of Medical Budget On Primary Care

Oregon’s Medicaid insurers directed more of their spending towards primary care than high-earning commercial insurers, according to a report released by Oregon health and business officials Wednesday.

By:

Jessica Floum

FamilyCare Bumps up Primary Care Reimbursement Rate

CEO Jeff Heatherington hopes that means more providers will see more Medicaid patients as a result

February 13, 2013 – Doctors and nurse practitioners who provide primary care to patients enrolled in FamilyCare will soon get a little more money for their time in the office.

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Christen McCurdy

State May Bring Back Rural Loan Repayment Program with $4 Million

A similar program recruited 79 healthcare providers to rural Oregon between 1993 and 2008, but was cut in 2009. The new bill could attract as many as 96 providers to underserved parts of the state

Editor's Note: This article has been amended from an earlier version to correct and clarify aspects of the program's implementation.

By:

Christopher David Gray

Balshem, Hummel & O'Neill Join OPCA Management Team

Oct. 24, 2012 - The management team at the Oregon Primary Care Association (OPCA) has added three members - Howard Balshem as director of data and measurement, John Hummel as policy director and Zoe O'Neill as community health center operations manager.

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Oregon Primary Care Association

New Sunnyside Health and Wellness Center Will Expand Access to High Quality Healthcare in Clackamas County

April 13, 2012 -- Clackamas County Health, Housing, and Human Services (H3S) announces the grand opening of its new integrated primary health care clinic. The Sunnyside Health and Wellness Center is located near Clackamas Town Center at 9775 Sunnyside Road, Clackamas. It boasts fully integrated medical, behavioral and dental
care services. It was built to help meet a significant and growing need in the county for primary care services

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Clackamas County Department of Health, Housing and Human Services

Additional Medicaid Funds Available to Oregon’s Recognized Primary Care Providers

The funds will help recognized providers deliver care that is more patient-centered

March 26, 2012 -- Healthcare clinics across Oregon that are recognized as “primary care homes” can now apply to receive additional Medicaid funding to support the comprehensive, coordinated and patient-centered care they offer patients and communities.

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Oregon Health Authority

CMS Announces New Initiative to Bolster Primary Care Workforce

Demonstration will assist with training of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

March 22, 2012 -- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a call for applications for a new Affordable Care Act initiative designed to strengthen primary care in the United States. Under the Graduate Nurse Education Demonstration, CMS will provide hospitals working with nursing schools to train advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) with payments of up to $200 million over four years to cover the costs of APRNs’ clinical training.

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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