Kitzhaber sounds alarm over proposed takeover of Legacy Health …
Nov 7, 2024 · This article has been updated with additional comment from Oregon Health & Science University. One of the most influential voices in Oregon health care, former Gov. John Kitzhaber, has gone public with concerns that the proposed takeover of Legacy Health hospitals and clinics by Oregon Health & Science University “raises more questions than answers.”
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Behavioral health program for young people in Clackamas County …
A longtime provider of youth behavioral health services plans to expand its residential program that treats teenagers with mental health and addiction problems.
Unexpected signups fuel $260 million budget hole at Oregon …
This article has been updated to incorporate additional reporting as well as clarification from the Oregon Health Authority . Oregon Health Authority officials are preparing to ask lawmakers for help to cover roughly $260 million in unexpected costs using the state's General Fund.
Southern Oregon social service company founders charged with …
A lawyer for a prominent southern Oregon disability services and support organization, Rever Grand, says recent indictments accusing its cofounders of health care fraud are unrelated to its operations despite the filings’ mention of the company in multiple locations.
Opinion: Top state officials need to ensure OHSU-Legacy merger ...
Nov 19, 2024 · Gov. Tina Kotek, Attorney General-elect Dan Rayfield and the Oregon Health Authority should fix the review process, demand more detail from Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health and ensure transparency before any merger is approved, according to a longtime Oregon health economist
Attacks on behavioral health workers prompt push for safer …
Nov 12, 2024 · In connection with Rogers’ death, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health division fined Cascadia $7,250. The agency’s report faulted Cascadia for lack of training as well as staffing the facility with a single employee overnight, not providing workers with walkie talkies or body alarms and allowing a hazardous physical layout.
New Oregon Medicaid Director Emma Sandoe readies for challenges
Emma Sandoe, Oregon's new director of Medicaid, will oversee care for 1.4 million low-income people in the Oregon Health Plan. She's shown speaking last week at the annual conference of CCO Oregon, a trade group focused on the regional care entities that manage Medicaid in the state.COURTESY CCO OREGON
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Oregon, PCC May Intervene to Help Nursing Students Marooned …
Sep 23, 2016 · Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission is working to rescue almost 300 nursing students caught in limbo when ITT Technical Institutes shut its doors earlier this month, with Portland Community College possibly stepping in to take over the curriculum, allowing the students to to finish their educations and address the growing demand for nurses.