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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Legislative Session Was Short But Substantial For Oregon Health Care

Lawmakers invested in health care workforce needs, approved an expansion for the Oregon Health Plan and approved incentives for behavioral health providers.

Mar 5, 2022
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CASCADE LAKES HIGHWAY IN CENTRAL OREGON./SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon’s Lagging Substance Use Disorder Plan May Get Boost

The House passed a bill to require state agency participation in the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission’s statewide plan and designate a board for spending opioid settlement dollars.

Mar 3, 2022
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Legislature Passes Bill To Expand Health Coverage For Oregonians Beyond Pandemic 

Lawmakers want the state’s post-pandemic health care reset to include a new plan for the working poor — including 55,000 people about to be kicked off the Oregon Health Plan.

Mar 3, 2022
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Oregon To Receive As Much As $97 Million From Purdue Opioid Case 

In a national settlement, Oregon and other states pushed the overall figure up to $6 billion for the company’s role in the opioid crisis.

Mar 3, 2022
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ROY MOORE (BOTTOM RIGHT) TESTIFIES IN FAVOR OF H.B. 4045 BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH CARE ON FEB. 7, 2022./THE LUND REPORT

Oregon To Use Medicaid Funds For Violence Intervention

Lawmakers passed a bill that allocates $5 million to programs offering support to victims of gang violence and seeks Medicaid dollars for future funding.

Mar 2, 2022
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Under Oregon's Medicaid exemption, Sheena Powell (at right) of Salem was unable to get braces for her daughter, CiAna (at left) through Oregon Health Plan. | COURTESY PHOTO

How Oregon’s Alone-In-The-Nation Approach To Children’s Health Care Unraveled In Weeks 

Internal Oregon Health Authority emails show that officials debated Lund Report article to make a ‘strategic and political decision’ to reduce barriers for low-income children’s access to coverage.

Mar 1, 2022

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Shifting Health Care Landscape Prompts Bold Plan, But Also Concerns

Lawmakers, advocates eye post-pandemic reset for Oregon Health Plan as an opportunity to expand coverage for the working poor.

Feb 24, 2022

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State health officials are racing to win federal approval of Oregon Health Plan changes before Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, shown at the Oregon Convention Center vaccination site, leaves office. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Oregon Officials Wind Down COVID-19-Related Orders 

Oregon will end mask requirements on March 19 and lift COVID-19 emergency declaration on April 1.

Feb 24, 2022
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A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE MEASURE 110 OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY COUNCIL ON FEB. 9, 2022./THE LUND REPORT

Tasked With Spending Windfall, Measure 110 Council Struggles

The council implementing Oregon’s Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act needs help it’s not getting.

Feb 22, 2022

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An artist's depiction of a proposed psychiatric hospital proposed for a site in Wilsonville. | UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES

Company Yanks Plan For Controversial 100-Bed Psychiatric Hospital in Wilsonville

Move by Universal Health Services follows tentative state approval last October for a scaled-down 60-bed facility if it assists hospital emergency departments with their boarding problems.

Feb 21, 2022
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