One in 4 Oregon youth ages 12-17 have experienced a “major depressive episode” in the last 12 months — the second-highest rate in the country, according to the state
Oct 31, 2023
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State Rep. Ben Bowman, at left, on the House floor in the Oregon Capitol.
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COURTESY REP. BEN BOWMAN'S OFFICE.
Rep. Ben Bowman said Oregon’s laws haven’t kept up with an accelerating trend in health care that many worry puts profits over patients
Oct 31, 2023
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A pile of flowers and a note eulogizing Bobby Smallwood, a security officer for Legacy Health, sit outside the Good Samaritan Medical Center, where he was killed during a confrontation on July 30, 2023.
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Applications are being accepted for the new position, which will play a key role in helping the board develop a potentially sweeping overhaul of the state’s health care system
Oct 17, 2023
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CareOregon is among 16 coordinated care organizations in Oregon serving Medicaid members.
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Supporters of the nonprofit’s absorption by a California-based group say it will strengthen care for the vulnerable, while critics fear a loss of focus and control for Oregon
New director will take over a crucial agency that’s lacked a permanent leader for seven months
Oct 5, 2023
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Jordan Morelli, a supervisor at the David Romprey Oregon Warmline, pauses in between calls. Morelli has worked at the warmline for about nine years, taking calls from people who need help talking through mental health struggles.
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COURTESY COMMUNITY COUNSELING SOLUTIONS
State officials have called the service ‘essential’ and a money-saver, but want others in the fragmented behavioral health system to step up with funding