State Health Policy

The Capitol Building in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Final week of 2023 Legislature made a mark on Oregon health care

Lawmakers pushed to pass nurse staffing, other bills as interrupted session wound to a close

Jun 26, 2023
Premium

The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

First round of disenrollments looms as Oregon pores through its Medicaid rolls

State officials say about 80 percent of the 1.5 million Oregon Health Plan members will keep coverage

Jun 22, 2023
Premium

Inside the Oregon Capitol Building in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Behavioral health funding takes shape as legislative deadline nears

Lawmakers say the new behavioral health spending will build on previous down payment to shore up the state’s lagging services

Jun 22, 2023
Premium

For a time, drive-through and walk-in vaccinations were available across the state, including some funded by the state. | PHOTO COPYRIGHT: PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP (USED WITH PERMISSION)

Legislature likely to provide a fraction of public health officers’ budget request

Local health officials sought $286 million to combat health disparities; a budget bill includes $50 million

Jun 20, 2023
Premium

The Capitol Building in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Health care legislation back on Senate agenda as impasse ends

The Senate has less than a week to finish a long legislative to-do list that includes hospital staffing, funding a crisis line and more

Jun 20, 2023
Premium

Oregon House of Representatives in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon House passes pharmacy benefit manager bills

The bills had strong bipartisan backing after pharmacies pleaded for help. One sparked cost concerns from Oregon cities.

Jun 15, 2023
Premium

SHUTTERSTOCK

Economists ask if Oregon’s hospital price cap, birth control expansion worked as planned

Research presented at a national conference puts a microscope to two Oregon laws, offering lessons to other states

Jun 13, 2023
Premium

LUND REPORT ILLUSTRATION/SHUTTERSTOCK

New Oregon health plan for working poor would jack up costs for people earning slightly more

Undeterred by costly premium hikes it will cause for many Oregonians, state officials are pursuing a new health plan to keep as many as 20,000 people from dropping their insurance — but some say officials haven't done enough to inform the public

Jun 7, 2023