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A big challenge facing Bruce Austin in the new position is to find ways to fit oral health into the larger healthcare transformation under way in the state.

A big challenge facing Bruce Austin in the new position is to find ways to fit oral health into the larger healthcare transformation under way in the state.

A plan to put seniors after educators and school staff has drawn scrutiny among officials calling for the state to base its priority decisions on public health data.

The Eugene area and Tillamook County will now have a choice between Providence and Moda on healthcare.gov, after Moda Health initially declined to sell plans on the exchange. Most consumers will have three or more options in Oregon in 2018, but not most counties, as rural areas will typically have just two choices. Douglas and Lincoln counties will have only Providence.