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Under Senate Bill 719, “when questions are asked, unless there’s a reason not to, then information will be released,” says Sen. Michael Dembrow, D-Portland.

With the virus spreading rapidly, Gov. Kate Brown also announced updates to the county risk levels: No county is classified as an extreme risk.

Developing the initial list, which likely will be fine-tuned later, is another step in the process of trying to keep the annual growth in health care spending below 3.4%.

In Multnomah County, homeless service providers are helping health officials identify and address barriers to vaccine access.

Some of the nation's richest hospitals and health systems recorded hundreds of millions of dollars in surpluses last year after accepting the lion's share of federal health care bailout grants.