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Medicaid Enrollment Jumps In Oregon But State Not In Crisis

May 1, 2020
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RURAL OREGON BY SHUTTERSTOCK

Brown's Office Drafts Reopening Guidelines

Apr 30, 2020

Gov. Kate Brown Relaxes Ban On Elective Surgeries

Apr 23, 2020

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Rural Lawmakers Urge Governor To Fund Struggling Hospitals

A bipartisan group of 11 rural lawmakers called on Gov. Kate Brown on Friday to support a $200 million plan to keep hospitals afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 10, 2020

No Surge Yet For Oregon’s Medicaid Program

Apr 9, 2020
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A health care worker pushes a gurney passed other workers in blue scrubs inside a hospital through a corridor.

Inside Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Lawmakers Blast Oregon Health Authority Over Rural Hospitals In ‘Freefall’

Apr 7, 2020
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COVID-19 Could Lead To 1.3 Million In Oregon On Medicaid, Study Says

Depending on the severity of the economic crisis induced by coronavirus, as many as 430,000 Oregonians could lose their employer-sponsored health plans in coming months, and most of those people – 320,000 – would turn to the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s version of Medicaid for low-income residents, a new report forecasts.

Apr 4, 2020

A sign outside a Starbucks in Salem during the coronavirus pandemic. Ben Botkin/The Lund Report

Oregon Medicaid Faces Potential Explosion In Demand

Apr 2, 2020
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Medicaid Mental Health Providers See Spike In Demand

The rising number of coronavirus cases reported across Oregon each day is saddling hospitals with unparalleled levels of demand for patient care, bed space and medical supplies.

Apr 1, 2020