Last year was the deadliest on record for people in Portland who …
2024年12月27日 · At least 456 people experiencing homelessness died in 2023, according to an annual report from the Multnomah County Health Department published Friday.
Salem Health denies unsavory tactics in cardiology care battle
2024年11月26日 · A battle over cardiac care in the mid-Willamette Valley is heating up, with Salem Health asking a judge to throw out an independent cardiology clinic’s $15 million lawsuit accusing the health system of illegally attempting to monopolize the market.
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New Oregon legal team tackles elder abuse in Medicaid
The new Department of Justice team has notched two criminal plea deals in the last three weeks, and has tackled seven caregiver cases since January 2023, focusing on mistreatment and neglect in Medicaid-funded care
Federal judge turns up heat on Oregon Health Authority, Kotek
2024年11月21日 · This article has been updated to include additional reporting. More than two decades after federal court oversight began of the psychiatric institution known as Oregon State Hospital, a new judge is exerting pressure of a kind that hasn’t been seen in years, observers say.
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Opinion: Top state officials need to ensure OHSU-Legacy merger ...
2024年11月19日 · Gov. Tina Kotek, Attorney General-elect Dan Rayfield and the Oregon Health Authority should fix the review process, demand more detail from Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health and ensure transparency before any merger is approved, according to a longtime Oregon health economist
New lines of attack form against the Affordable Care Act
2024年8月29日 · The Affordable Care Act is back under attack. Not as in the repeal-and-replace debates of yore, but in a fresher take from Republican lawmakers who say key parts of the ACA cost taxpayers too much and provide incentive for fraud.
Unexpected signups fuel $260 million budget hole at Oregon …
This article has been updated to incorporate additional reporting as well as clarification from the Oregon Health Authority . Oregon Health Authority officials are preparing to ask lawmakers for help to cover roughly $260 million in unexpected costs using the state's General Fund.
Continuing ONE benefit eligibility flubs primarily stemmed from …
2024年10月10日 · A new look at the state’s historically troubled $416 million eligibility system found that enrollment and benefit errors during the pandemic largely were not the fault of its automated processes, providing counterpoint to the state's earlier record in costly IT projects