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The report identified wide-ranging, chronic problems, including a lack of leadership and failure to monitor $158 million of taxpayer money.

Hundreds of thousands of Oregonians have gained coverage, and millions more have had their coverage substantially improved

The site, which is being organized by Kaiser Permanente, will open Wednesday and operate through Saturday. It will reopen Monday with three other health care companies.

November 5, 2012 -- The Board of Directors of the Oregon Health Action Campaign (OHAC) announced today the dissolution of the organization after nearly three decades of service advocating for affordable, quality healthcare for all Oregonians. The Oregon Health Action Campaign was originally founded in the 1980s.

The Salem hospital wants to block Oregon’s second-largest metro area from its attempt to offer night and weekend bus service because a $600,000 payroll tax would cut into its profits, which exceeded $35 million in 2012. The hospital recently received a $50,000 grant from the transit district to improve transportation options, but has spent $50,000 to kill the transit district levy.

Health care officials and providers say Oregon faces a "new normal" and must prepare for the worst as the pandemic continues.