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Oregon Lawmakers Consider Extending Tax Credits For Rural Providers

Rural providers receive $3,000 to $5,000 in income tax credits annually through the incentive program which is due to sunset in 2022.

Mar 22, 2021
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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | ROBERT AUGHENBAUGH

COVID-19 Infection At State Capitol Shuts Down House Floor Sessions

Meanwhile, a committee hears from county commissioners who lament the complexity and confusion in the vaccination rollout and public messaging.

Mar 22, 2021
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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | RENAUDE HATSEDAKIS

Oregon Bill Would Expand Medicaid Coverage To Undocumented Adults

Gov. Kate Brown supports a pilot project to spend $10 million on coverage to 2,000 adults, building on a program that now covers undocumented children in the state.

Mar 16, 2021
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Brown Praises Biden’s Vaccine Timeline, But Won’t Commit To It

She says federal vaccine deliveries must increase to meet the president's goal of opening vaccination to all adults on May 1.

Mar 12, 2021
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Oregon Lawmakers Hope To Better Protect Seniors In Long-Term Care

A bill in the Oregon Legislature would create an advisory group to suggest ways the facilities, which have suffered the majority of deaths from COVID-19, could prepare for an outbreak.

Mar 10, 2021
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PFC Juan Carlos Rojas administers COVID-19 vaccine to licensed massage therapist with Serenity Hospice Jason Mayberry at the state fairgrounds in Salem. | ABIGAIL DOLLINS/SALEM STATESMAN JOURNAL

Oregon Lets Low-Income Health Centers Vaccinate Anyone

Seven federally qualified health centers can administer vaccines to patients even if they're not eligible to get vulnerable communities vaccinated sooner.

Mar 9, 2021
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Oregon Health Leaders Seek More Flexibility On Medicaid Spending

The state wants its next five-year Medicaid plan, that has to be approved by federal authorities, to allow for spending on housing, for example.

Mar 5, 2021
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Oregon Considers Using Medicaid Money On Housing, Other Non-Medical Work  

Oregon officials are drafting the state's next five-year Medicaid plan for review and approval by federal authorities who control the purse strings.

Mar 5, 2021
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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | ROBERT AUGHENBAUGH

Lawmakers Take Up Affordable Health Care Proposal - Again 

If the proposal to enshrine affordable health care in the state constitution passes the Legislature, it will be put before voters in November 2022.

Feb 24, 2021
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Oregon Sets Minimum Charity Care Levels For Hospitals

Other states have set minimums for hospital groups but Oregon is the first to set levels for individual hospitals, which have profited from the expansion of Medicaid.

Feb 17, 2021
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