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Mother of deceased inmate sues Oregon corrections agency, alleging wrongdoing, possible coverup
After Jesse Banks died alone in his cell at Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, a state medical examiner ... Read more
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Oregon Health Authority spent millions on mental health, but fails to show results, audit finds
Starting in 2021, Oregon lawmakers gave tens of millions of dollars in funding to the Oregon Health Authority ... Read more
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Oregon counties plan new recovery programs amid funding concerns
HILLSBORO – Oregon counties are mapping out new diversion programs to combat the state’s fentanyl crisis, an undertaking ... Read more
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A Portland State University study upends assumptions about Measure 110 impacts
A Portland State University report about the impact of Measure 110 challenges assumptions about law enforcement and the ... Read more
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30,000 children in low-income Oregon families missing out on extra food benefits
Thousands of low-income Oregon families are leaving food money on the table this summer. The Department of Human ... Read more
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Oregon Health Authority needs more language and behavioral health services, report says
The Oregon Health Authority needs to step up efforts to provide health care for Oregonians who speak different ... Read more
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OHSU study finds benefits of using telehealth to help treat an opioid addiction
Telehealth can ease the stigma and barriers for people as they seek and enter treatment for drug addiction, ... Read more
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Oregon expands free Medicaid health insurance to tens of thousands more people
After two years of planning, Oregon is officially expanding its Medicaid program to give tens of thousands of ... Read more
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Wyden targets poor care at youth residential treatment facilities
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden wants to hold youth residential treatment facilities accountable when children endure harm while in ... Read more
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Federal regulators put Oregon State Hospital on notice after patient death
Staff at Oregon State Hospital failed to make hourly checks of a patient who died of a suspected ... Read more