The state agency has hired 862 more employees since 2013 and increased salaries on upper management by 18 percent, helping to drive a 29 percent overall increase in payroll.
CCO Oregon forum considers how Medicaid program will be changed in coming years, amid increased focus on equity and housing.
Oct 4, 2021
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Ron Irby had an Optetrak artificial knee implanted in his right leg in September 2018. Most implants last 15 years or more, but Irby’s Optetrak implant, made by Exactech in Gainesville, Florida, wore out in 2021, according to a lawsuit he filed against the company.
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More than 1,100 patients have sued, with some claiming the company tried to conceal or delay problems before recalling artificial hips, knees and ankles
Oct 12, 2023
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James Schroeder, interim head of the Oregon Health Authority, says collaboration will be his priority.
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Schroeder says that solutions in behavioral health and other problem areas will flow from improved communication, collaboration.
Jan 12, 2023
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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont speaking at a town meeting at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 18, 2015.
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