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Bill Restores Medicaid for State Hospital Patients and Prisoners Upon Release

SB 233 helps close a gap in health benefits when former prison inmates and state hospital patients return to society by asking the state to suspend rather than terminate Medicaid while such people are living in state institutions. It also ensures that prisons as well as jails save on hospital costs for inmates.
Apr 30, 2015
Sejal Hathi, the director of the Oregon Health Authority, has taken a part-time job seeing patients at Stanford University's teaching hospital in California. Hathi said she misses seeing patients, will work a weekend a month and is trying to restructure the position so she receives no pay. | STATE OF OREGON

Oregon Health Authority Director Sejal Hathi has taken a side job in California

Stanford University is touting its hire of Hathi, a prominent state official and a physician, to see patients at its teaching hospital. It's a paid position, but Hathi said she is talking to the university about how to avoid receiving compensation.
Feb 19, 2025
OCCC File Photo Nurses
A student nurse practices caregiving at Oregon Coast Community College. The college's nursing program has seen 50% growth in the past five years with about 90 registered nurses moving through each year. | OREGON COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SCHOOL OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH

Oregon Coast Community College approved for accredited 4-year nursing degrees

Described as a “gamechanger,” the new bachelor's degree is expected to help meet the high demand for nurses across the state
May 27, 2025

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