Oregon health care providers, lawmakers introduce bill to limit ICE access in hospitals

The bill would restrict immigration agents' access to private areas without a warrant and protect immigration status as ...
The Lund Report

Lawmakers introduce range of health care bills in a session that is clouded by a big budget hole

Oregon lawmakers are working on a slew of health-related bills for the upcoming five-week session, including proposals that ...

Advanced Health Selects 1upHealth to Lead Interoperability Initiatives

Oregon Coordinated Care Organization to Leverage 1upHealth's Comprehensive Interoperability Suite to Drive CMS ...
The Lund Report

Lawmakers plan focus on Oregon’s health care spending

Health care costs are a problem not only for Oregonians but for the state government itself, and the Legislature will tackle ...
OPB

Oregon Health Authority seeks funds to pay for federal changes while cutting provider care payments

State health officials say they need to grow the agency’s staffing to make needed IT changes, but some lawmakers on Tuesday questioned other aspects of the agency’s request — including its push to ...
Bend Source

In 2026, Central Oregon Occupational Therapists May Lose Their Occupations

Wake up seven days a week with the Cascades Reader. Get local news, event information, podcasts, discounts and more. Sign up now! Sign up An upcoming adjustment to how much behavioral health providers ...
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Oregon county OKs $2.4M to backfill Medicaid provider’s behavioral health cuts

The Board of County Commissioners in Multnomah County, Ore., approved $2.4 million Dec. 11 to partially address a $4.6 million budget gap left when the state’s largest Medicaid provider, CareOregon, ...
KTVZ

Oregon Health Plan members can now receive free over-the-counter birth control pills at pharmacies

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Starting Tuesday, Oregon Health Plan (OHP / Medicaid) members will be able to get over-the-counter birth control pills, including Opill, and emergency contraception at no cost at ...
The Register-Guard

Answers to some of the toughest questions about Trillium's transition

Trillium Community Health Plan soon will be the Oregon Health Plan insurer for about 96,000 people in Lane County. The transition from PacificSource Health Plans, spurred when PacificSource opted not ...
KTVB

Eastern Oregon mental health providers face closure with new Medicaid structure

MALHEUR COUNTY, Ore. — Nearly 800 mental health patients in Malheur County will lose access to their counselors starting Jan. 1 under a new policy requiring Medicaid recipients to see only contracted ...
Daily Astorian

Our View: Oregon’s plan for universal health care taking shape

Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone in Oregon got a high level of health care and it wasn’t connected to their employer? Wouldn’t it be nice if individuals covered would be eligible to see any authorized ...
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Oregon advisory group quietly meets amid threats to Medicaid

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, a Democrat, assembled an advisory group to address Medicaid sustainability, according to a draft charter document obtained by Oregon Public Broadcasting. Representatives from ...