Behavioral health, coverage, workforce loom large on the laundry list of unmet requests facing state lawmakers. A legislative impasse could keep them from going anywhere despite the availability of new funds.
Officials expect difficulty in reaching members of the Medicaid-funded program after a three-year pause in eligibility checks.
Feb 16, 2023
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Peer support specialists working for Malheur County offered Narcan, an overdose-reversing drug, to people stopping by a day shelter in Ontario on Oct. 13, 2022.
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Proponents showed up in force to support legislation that would clear legal hurdles preventing wider distribution of naloxone, an opioid overdose-reversing drug.
Jan 31, 2023
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
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