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Salem-area homeless deaths declined in 2024, preliminary state data shows
Oregon Health Authority data shows the number of homeless people who died in Marion and Polk counties decreased last year from 50 to 45. Homeless advocates say that’s thanks to an increase in available shelter beds in recent years.
Oregon Health Authority fails to show results after spending millions, audit finds
Oregon Health Authority auditors call for stronger oversight of behavioral health incentive programs and better outreach to communities.
Oregon Health Authority needs more language and behavioral health services, report says
The Oregon Health Authority’s Ombuds program is concerned about the lack of care in languages other than English and gaps in mental health and addiction treatment for Oregonians enrolled in Medicaid.
Health authority launches website to ease abortion access as Supreme Court hears anti-abortion case
The Oregon Health Authority launched a website to make it easier for women to access an abortion on Tuesday.
Oregon Health Authority’s slowness to respond to drug crisis stymies expansion of care
Treatment providers have “shovel ready” projects, and the Legislature allocated millions last year but the health authority has yet to make any funding decisions.
Hundreds of millions are being siphoned out of Oregon Health Plan
With more withdrawals on the horizon, some health leaders say it’s time to curb the flow of profits being pulled out of the state’s health program for low-income Oregonians.
New Oregon Health Authority director promises to bring ‘grit and commitment’ to the role
Dr. Sejal Hathi will take the reins at the Oregon Health Authority in January, becoming the agency’s fourth leader in about a year. A first generation American and primary care physician, she will lead one of Oregon’s biggest and most influential agencies, with a budget…
Kotek taps out-of-state public health leader for OHA director post
Dr. Sejal Hathi, a deputy commissioner at the New Jersey Department of Health, will be the next Oregon Health Authority director.
Governor interviews three candidates for OHA director opening
Interviews to run Oregon's health agency come amid a national search after Gov. Tina Kotek’s first director resigned in March after less than two months.