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Oregon Rural Hospitals Get $197 Million Lifeline After Years of Shrinking Services
Amid rising service cuts in Oregon's rural healthcare sector, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that the state will receive $197.3 million in 2026 to improve rural healthcare, and more may follow over the next…
Oregon Sues HHS Over Directive Targeting Gender-Affirming Care for Teens
In a lawsuit filed yesterday, Oregon led a coalition of 18 other states and the District of Columbia against Secretary Kennedy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), who unlawfully attempted to limit a family's ability…
Oregon Adds 146 New Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Beds but Studies Show Thousands Still…
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek announced yesterday that 146 new residential behavioural health beds will be added to the state, following approval of a $65 million grant from House Bill 2059.
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Oregon Rolls Out Free Birth Control for OHP Members but Limited Pharmacy Access Threatens the…
Birth control and emergency contraception are now available free of cost and without prescription from Oregon pharmacies to members of the Oregon Health Plan (OHP/Medicaid).
However, while this initiative attempts to make contraception…
Oregon Overdose Crisis Deepens as Trump Declares Illicit Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction
In the wake of statewide deaths in Oregon tripling since 2019, with about two-thirds now involving illicit fentanyl, President Trump issued an Executive Order classifying “illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals” as weapons of…
Oregon Whooping Cough Cases Hit All-Time High After Years of Slipping Maternal Vaccination Rates
Recent Oregon Health Authority (OHA) data indicate that pertussis, also known as whooping cough, cases have reached an all-time high. The agency is now urging Oregonians, especially babies, to get vaccinated to protect against this serious…
Oregon Appeals Court Sides With Tribes and Strikes Down ODFW Rule Allowing Salmon to Be Trapped and…
In the Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon, the applicants, including the Nez Perce Tribe as well as the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, succeeded in overturning a December 2022 rule that would have allowed the…
Oregonians Urged to Return Shredded Cheese Over Possible Metal Fragment Contamination
Oregonians are warned to return shredded cheeses contaminated with metal fragments that have been recalled by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The Cheese Can Cause Adverse Health Problems
If consumed, the cheese can cause…
Oregon Health Authority Calls Out Five Healthcare Organizations for Excessive Cost Increases
The Oregon Health Authority has named five healthcare organizations that claimed unreasonably high cost growth in 2023.
Healthcare Costs Pinned at 3.4% Yearly
OHA’s Sustainable Health Care Cost Growth Target Program, which…
Oregon Officials Warn Toxic Bacteria in Klamath Refuge Water Can Be Fatal to Dogs
Extremely high levels of the toxin, microcystin, have been found in the Barnes Unit of the Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge.
Waterfowl Hunters and Dog Owners Urged to Exercise Caution
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is…