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rawpixel/PixabayAbout 80% of Medicaid members in Oregon have retained coverage since a nationwide unwinding began compared to less than 4% in Texas, which was last. -
Justin Higginbottom/JPRA Jackson County resident had questions after she learned about elevated arsenic levels in her drinking water. Her concerns reveal gaps in water regulation throughout the state.
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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. -
After two years of planning, Oregon is officially expanding its Medicaid program to give tens of thousands of more people access to the free health insurance program. -
Oregon’s first service center for the psychedelic drug psilocybin received its license one year ago this month. -
Staff at a center in Medford serving vulnerable populations hosted a roundtable with the new Oregon Health Authority director to discuss challenges and solutions for health care in the Rogue Valley. -
Oregon Health Authority staff say a look at behavioral health treatment across the state will help it map out solutions. -
The famous lithia water drinking fountains in Ashland’s downtown plaza have been shut down for over a month. Ashland could be at risk of losing access to this mineral water source permanently. -
Oregon Health Authority data show Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center had high numbers of central line-associated bloodstream infections in the last two years. That’s the same timeframe a nurse was allegedly replacing patients’ fentanyl with tap water. -
State health authority officials have launched their second annual campaign aimed at stimulating conversation about drinking and urging those who drink excessively or binge drink to stop. -
Six hundred patients have participated in Oregon's first-in-the-nation psilocybin therapy program since May. -
Oregon ranks the 9th highest state for syphilis infection rates compared to other states, according to the CDC. Here's a few reasons why and what we know. -
Hathi is New Jersey’s deputy health commissioner for public health services and the designated state health officer. The Oregon Health Authority has been without a permanent director for nearly a year. -
The Oregon Health Authority’s system that determines whether vulnerable Oregonians receive mental health care has widespread “failures” that hurt the people who need care, an internal audit found.
