Oregon Capital Chronicle

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Data breach affects 1.7 million current and former Oregon Health Plan members

The May 30 breach happened through the state’s coordinated care organizations and included identifying and health record information

Aug 2, 2023

Chris Edwards (front left) and Saihou Suwaneh, two Oregon Department of Human Services workers, participate in a picket in front of the agency’s headquarters in Salem on March 9, 2023. | BEN BOTKIN/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Oregon state caregivers ask Gov. Kotek to fire their boss

Department of Human Services workers who care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities say their workplaces are unsafe and that they’re burned out

Jul 25, 2023

U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. | LOUIS VELAZQUEZ/UNSPLASH

Nearly 50 congressional Democrats urge tighter regulations protecting medical records

Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon, Patty Murray of Washington and Rep. Sara Jacobs of California spearheaded the letter to the Health and Human Services secretary

Jul 25, 2023

Planned Parenthood clinic in Portland, Ore. | COURTESY PLANNED PARENTHOOD

Nonprofit awards $5 million to widen abortion access in Oregon

The money stems from a $15 million allocation by the Legislature in 2022 to increase abortion access

Jul 20, 2023

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Oregon’s 988 suicide prevention hotline sees jump in demand

The increased use of 988 does not appear to have decreased the overall number of suicides in the state

Jul 18, 2023

Drug-resistant, Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, the pathogen responsible for causing the disease tuberculosis. | CDC/UNSPLASH

Overuse of antibiotics leading to dangerous ‘superbugs’ examined by U.S. Senate panel

Congress is considering the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act, which would change how the U.S. approaches antibiotics

Jul 12, 2023