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Oregon State Hospital Superintendent Dolly Matteucci speaks to the Oregon House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee on Wednesday May 31, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon State Hospital official says federal order moving admissions in right direction

The psychiatric facility is getting closer to compliance with a federal civil rights ruling

Jun 1, 2023
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | JESSICA FLOUM/THE LUND REPORT

The Oregonian/OregonLive/Oregon State Hospital Staff Member Tests Postive For Coronavirus

Apr 6, 2020

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Medicaid cuts could add pressure to already-stressed psychiatric units

Between 2023 and 2024, 126 hospitals across the US shut down their inpatient psychiatric units, which are costly to operate. Looming Medicaid cuts could increase the strain.

Mar 24

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The help that many older Americans need most

Community health workers, who act as liaisons between clients and the health care system, are essential, if unsung players in helping the system work for older clients

Apr 28

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Oregon youths in crisis are often warehoused in hospital emergency rooms, study finds

Youths in depression and crisis are being held for days in facilities designed for acute medical conditions, not psychiatric care. A new OHSU study suggests policies may be part of the problem.

Aug 15, 2025

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Revolt by Oregon counties delays state behavioral health changes

State health officials want counties to focus mental health spending on criminal defendants, but counties say vulnerable people would lose access and suffer as a result

Jun 24, 2025

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State boosts rates to keep Oregon Health Plan contractors

The rates issued by the state for last year’s contracts failed to cover costs to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars, prompting some care organizations to consider leaving the Medicaid-funded program altogether

Sep 9, 2025
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Federal judge intervenes to block public records disclosure

Records sought included an analysis of the state health authority’s spending of public funds on behavioral health services in the community

Mar 26
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