'They/Them/Turtle': Oregon mental health advisory board includes member who identifies as terrapin species
JD "Terrapin" Holt, who uses the pronouns "they/them" and "turtle," sits on the Oregon Health Authority's Consumer Advisory ...
Oregon health Q&A: At age 77, how can I tell if I’m protected against measles?
Q: I am a fairly healthy 77-year-old woman who has always been dutiful about being fully vaccinated. In reading about the, ...
Oregon State Hospital faces possible fines, contempt ruling over long admission waits for criminal defendants
Lawyers for Disability Rights Oregon and private hospitals on Thursday urged a federal judge to find the state in contempt of ...
Oregon health officials warn of worst flu season in over a decade
The Oregon Health Authority said it is seeing its worst flu season since the agency began tracking the virus 15 years ago.The ...
Oregon governor declares March 10 'Abortion Provider Appreciation Day': 'Continue to have your back'
Oregon's governor signed a proclamation to declare March 10, "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day," to affirm her ...
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OCR Imposes $200,000 Penalty Against Oregon Health & Science University for HIPAA Right of Access Violations
On March 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a $200,000 civil ...
Cascadia Health taps Oregon health veteran for top job
James Schroeder had served as Cascadia Health's deputy CEO since last October. He'll take the helm on March 17. Schroeder ...
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$400M in Oregon Measure 110 funds set for addiction treatment
This money comes from state cannabis funds raised through Measure 110, Oregon’s drug addiction treatment and recovery act.
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Oregon attorney general urges Supreme Court to defend provider choice under Medicaid
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is weighing in on a Supreme Court case – urging the justices to defend Medicaid recipients’ freedom to choose their healthcare providers.
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6 Republicans join Democrats, pass Medicaid funding bill in the Oregon House
Without legislative action, taxes that fund Medicaid will sunset in the next two years, leaving a hole in the state’s budget.
Cuts to NIH research funding blocked nationwide after lawsuit from Oregon, 21 other states
A federal judge on Wednesday paused cuts to health funding nationwide in response to a lawsuit filed by Oregon and 21 other ...
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Oregon budget writers plan to spend hundreds of millions more on health, social services
Citing higher-than-anticipated caseloads in the state’s Medicaid program and the agency that provides services to seniors and ...