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A bill passed the House unanimously in April to give dental care providers a seat on the governance boards of CCOs, to help improve Medicaid dental care. The bill had been amended to allow CCOs to make the appointment, after DCOs nominate, but the CCOs are now fighting the bill in the Senate.

Meanwhile, Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward repeats the dubious argument from OHA Director Lynne Saxton that a large number of people are losing Medicaid because of the improved economy rather than the health authority’s own byzantine application process.

The unvaccinated face a bigger threat of hospitalization if they get COVID, and if that happens, they're certain to have big health care bills despite insurance coverage.

Oregon Stroke Center is the only stroke center in the Northwest, and among only 27 in the nation, with the certification