Lawmakers are planning proposals to expand behavioral health services, improve maternal health outcomes and control prescription costs for pharmacies.
Tag: HEALTH CARE
AROUND OREGON: As demand for nurses rises, OHSU expands nursing program to central Oregon
A partnership with OHSU, a community college and St. Charles Health System will train more nurses in central Oregon.
Oregon Legislature allocates millions for adult addiction, stumbles on funding for children
Oregon lawmakers failed to put nearly $18 million into school-based health centers that provide drug and mental health counseling among other services.
Recovery houses in Oregon provide crucial transition in path toward drug-free life
Oregon lawmakers are poised to allocate $18 million this session to help recovery houses around the state grow.
Legislature advances bill that aims to stem violence against hospital workers
House Bill 4088 would step up the penalty for attacking a hospital worker and create funding for hospitals to prevent violence.
Spending on health care in Oregon soars 40% in eight years, report says
Rising health insurance premiums are a major reason Oregonians are spending more on health care, a state report said.
Updated COVID-19 vaccines expected to be available in September, federal officials say
A federal fall vaccination campaign will also include the annual flu short and a newly-approved RSV vaccine.
Lack of staff in Oregon hospitals leads to patient deaths, health officials say
The impacts of low staffing are hitting local ambulance services, Salem Health and hospitals across the state, health care workers told legislators.
Patients from Idaho, Texas, elsewhere seek abortion care in Oregon
Planned Parenthood, which provides about two-thirds of the abortions in Oregon, has hired staff and is working on a new facility in eastern Oregon
Health care professionals call for federal help addressing Oregon’s youth mental health crisis
At a roundtable discussion with U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and the head of the federal office overseeing Medicaid, many expressed frustration with outdated rules and regulations.
