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The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Oregon Health Policy Board Wrangles With Double Whammy Of New Challenges, Fewer Resources

Health care officials and providers say Oregon faces a "new normal" and must prepare for the worst as the pandemic continues.

Aug 4, 2020
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Gov. Kate Brown appointed Linda Roman health policy advisor./Courtesy of Gov. Kate Brown's office

Gov. Brown Appoints New Health Policy Advisor

Aug 4, 2020

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Oregon Man Sues California Producer Over Salmonella Outbreak

Aug 4, 2020
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Ranks Of Uninsured In Oregon Grow

A nonprofit group estimates that 50,000 people in Oregon aged 19 through 64 lost their health insurance between February and May.

Aug 3, 2020
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Oregon Expects More Cases Of Salmonella Poisoning Related To Onions

The outbreak affecting more than 500 people was traced to red onions though other onions could be implicated.

Aug 3, 2020
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Multnomah County Far From Opening Classrooms

Younger people increasingly are contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in the county, with testing delays hampering contact-tracing efforts.

Aug 3, 2020

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Tina Edlund (far right), a panelist in a 2018 Oregon Health Forum, is retiring as senior health policy advisor to Gov. Kate Brown./Oregon Health Forum | OREGON HEALTH FORUM

Governor’s Senior Health Policy Advisor Is Retiring

Tina Edlund, who is currently on leave, will stay on part-time to deal with COVID-19 issues.

Aug 3, 2020
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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | RENAUDE HATSEDAKIS

Budget-Cutting Special Session Planned For Aug. 10

A proclamation obtained by The Lund Report says there is an "urgent need" to reblance the state budget and “ensure delivery of benefits and benefit programs to Oregonians.”

Jul 31, 2020
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Too Few Nurse Practitioners Work In Primary Care In Oregon, Study Shows

Just one-quarter of Oregon’s nurse practitioner workforce is actually providing primary care services, according to an analysis by the Oregon Center for Nursing.

Jul 30, 2020
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Oregon Health & Science University | MICHAEL MCDERMOTT/OHSU

OHSU Incoming Med Students Fight For DACA Student, Against Tuition Rise

Students blast the university over what they say was a lack of transparency related to a 7.5% tuition hike and a lifting of a freeze on tuition rises.

Jul 29, 2020
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