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Gov. Kate Brown displaying a mask at a May 7, 2020 news conference. | SCREENGRAB VIA YOUTUBE/OREGONIAN/OREGONLIVE

Gov. Brown: COVID-19 Cases Have To Drop For Classes To Reopen

The state could face more restrictions if communities do not quell infection rates.

Aug 21, 2020

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Vaping appears to be on the rise. | KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/OPB

Governor's Group Recommends Ban On Vaping Products, Flavored E-Cigarettes

The Oregon Health Authority tracked 23 vaping-related lung injuries across the state by mid-March.

Aug 20, 2020

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Trillium's offices in Eugene. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Health Authority Approves Trillium’s Portland-Area Medicaid Application With Caveats

Trillium can start to enroll Oregon Health Plan members in those regions on Sept. 1 but will have to beef up its behavioral health care provider network and meet equity requirements.

Aug 18, 2020
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Some Oregon Health Insurers Enjoy Big Profits In Latest Quarter

Increased profits, especially in the second quarter of the year, were eye-popping for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon.

Aug 17, 2020
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Ballot Measure Stresses Treatment, Not Jail Time For Drug Possession

Measure 110 would eliminate criminal convictions for low-level drug possession while setting up a system focused on recovery programs.

Aug 17, 2020
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Oregon Scientists Find Higher Prevalence Of Viral Spread Than Expected

Aug 14, 2020

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Hospital Systems Support Tobacco Tax Measure

The measure would add $2 to a pack of cigarettes in Oregon, which has the lowest cigarette taxes on the West Coast. It would also tax vaping products.

Aug 13, 2020
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Regence Returns $11 Million To Clients In Oregon

The money is part of $35 million total that the insurer is paying out because patients couldn't access medical treatment in the early months of the pandemic.

Aug 12, 2020

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Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in North Portland.

Kaiser Permanente In Portland Joins COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

The nonprofit will be testing a new drug developed by Pfizer and BioNTech that produced a strong immune response in early trials.

Aug 12, 2020

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Lawmakers Revise Budget But Cuts Not As Deep As Feared 

Lawmakers who worked to plug the budget hole took a nip-and-tuck approach rather than slash and burn. Still, advocates are worried about behavioral health care funding.

Aug 10, 2020
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