Current Medicaid law requires dental hygienists who practice independently to be credentialed individually with health insurers which limits their ability to care for people on the Oregon Health Plan.
St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton and Mercy Medical Center in Douglas County cut positions as parent company Catholic Health Initiatives announces cuts across the chain.
With Oregon’s mental healthcare system under the microscope, several community-based organizations are hoping new approaches to old problems will create changes.
A coalition of health professionals, law enforcement, substance abuse workers, civic volunteers and others are planning a big push to try and curb the prescription drug abuse epidemic that is plaguing Oregon.
Advocates such as Jan Coleman with the Oregon Environmental Council, believe the FDA needs better laws on toxic chemicals found in consumer products and more leeway to enforce them.
Volunteers and Oregon health officials are working to help teenagers at risk of committing suicide, the second leading cause of death for the state’s younger population.
