Oregon Health Authority

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.

State health officials are checking to see whether kids in the state have been wrongly kicked off the free health care as they have been elsewhere.

Oregon State Hospital staff left a patient unattended in a van with keys in the ignition on Aug. 30, which allowed the patient charged with attempted murder to drive off and lead police on a chase along Interstate 5, according to a report from federal regulators.

Marijuana in Oregon can no longer be recalled over a pathogenic mold, until a court decides if the state’s zero-tolerance policy went too far.

A state system that often blocks treatment, with contractors trained by YouTube videos assessing patients, is under review after a whistleblower complained.

A handcuffed and shackled Oregon State Hospital patient with pending felony charges stole a van and escaped from the state-run psychiatric hospital in Salem late Wednesday night, commandeering it southbound on Interstate 5.

Secretary of State auditors recommend changes to provide equal prescription access to all Oregon Health Plan members.

Climate change disproportionately affects communities of color, the elderly, people with disabilities and low-income households.

Oregon Health Authority officials said in a statement the mpox vaccine is free and readily available to Oregonians.

Oregon has until June 2024 to process eligibility redeterminations for all 1.5 million Oregon Health Plan and Children’s Health Insurance members. It’s the largest benefits renewal process the state has ever attempted. And it’s fraught with challenges.

Klamath County’s behavioral health program is expanding with a grant from the Oregon Health Authority. The expansion will include a new 24/7 crisis care center.

Oregon will start 2023 with a new health authority director while facing myriad challenges that include an overburdened hospital system that struggles to meet the demand for patient care