Growing ranks of Oregon nurses not enough to ease shortages, …
State Rep. Christine Goodwin, a Canyonville Republican and committee vice chair, asked why nurses are leaving when Oregon is among the highest-earning states. “There needs to be a culture change within healthcare, so that people who work at healthcare are treated as well as the patients who are getting their healthcare,” Bitton responded.
OHSU study sheds light on the role housing and other needs play …
Housing and food insecurity sharply increased in Oregon among Medicaid and Medicare recipients during the COVID-19 pandemic, even amid a moratorium on evictions and increased government support for nutrition.
Oregon cities consider water fluoridation amid evolving science
Oct 30, 2024 · Two Oregon cities, Hillsboro and Lebanon, are holding votes on whether to fluoridate their tap water amid increasing national debate questioning the practice’s safety versus its benefits to oral health. In Hillsboro, the City Council put on the ballot an advisory measure asking voters if the city should start adding fluoride to …
New Oregon Medicaid Director Emma Sandoe readies for challenges
Oct 8, 2024 · Emma Sandoe, Oregon's new director of Medicaid, will oversee care for 1.4 million low-income people in the Oregon Health Plan. She's shown speaking last week at the annual conference of CCO Oregon, a trade group focused on the regional care entities that manage Medicaid in the state.COURTESY CCO OREGON
Kitzhaber sounds alarm over proposed takeover of Legacy Health …
Nov 7, 2024 · This article has been updated with additional comment from Oregon Health & Science University. One of the most influential voices in Oregon health care, former Gov. John Kitzhaber, has gone public with concerns that the proposed takeover of Legacy Health hospitals and clinics by Oregon Health & Science University “raises more questions than answers.”
Portland mental health advocates seek to join hospital lawsuit, …
Dec 9, 2024 · This article has been updated with additional reporting. A second mental health advocacy group is seeking a foothold in a lawsuit that accuses the Oregon Health Authority of foisting civilly committed patients on hospitals that are unable to properly care for them.
Federal judge turns up heat on Oregon Health Authority, Kotek
Nov 21, 2024 · 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.
Continuing ONE benefit eligibility flubs primarily stemmed from …
Oct 10, 2024 · 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
Medicare Advantage insurers deny care too often, Blumenthal says
Oct 22, 2024 · U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., blasted Medicare Advantage providers at a press conference in Hartford on Thursday for denying coverage for certain services through prior authorizations.
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