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Oregon Health Authority Budget Slated To Grow By $3 Billion

Lawmakers have dedicated extra money to cover a demand for Medicaid and there's new money for behavioral health care, an area that's been neglected for years.

Jun 24, 2021
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Governor Signs Bill Authorizing Hospital, Insurance Taxes To Fund Medicaid

Mar 13, 2019

DON BAGLIEN WORKED WITH THE LOCAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER TO GET HIS 19-YEAR-OLD SON HELP. BUT SINCE HE’S NOW AN ADULT, BAGLIEN WASN’T PRIVY TO HIS MEDICAL HISTORY. THAT MEANT HE COULDN’T INTERVENE AND THINGS GOT WORSE./KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/OPB

Oregon Considers Changing The Way Mentally Ill People Are Committed

May 20, 2019

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First-Ever Federal Data Release Shows Short Supply Of Critical Care Beds In Oregon

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released detailed data on the COVID-19 capacity of hospitals across the country, including more than 60 in Oregon.

Dec 8, 2020
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