Tag: Oregon Health Authority
Study: Oregon Tops Country in Share of People Retaining Medicaid
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon, known nationally for its innovative approach to Medicaid, has kept more people than any other state on the free...
State Offers More Free Water Testing for Umatilla, Morrow Counties
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
The water woes are not over for hundreds of households in eastern Oregon.
The Oregon Health Authority has asked about 1,600...
OHA Offering Free Testing for LUBGWMA Well Users
The Oregon Health Authority is encouraging people in the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area to get their well water retested for nitrates for...
Oregon Governor Declares Heat Emergency as Temperatures Soar
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is in the midst of its first extreme heat wave of the summer, with temperatures soaring into the triple...
Oregon Expands Free Medicaid to Tens of Thousands More People
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
After two years of planning, Oregon is officially expanding its Medicaid program to give tens of thousands of more people...
Gov. Tina Kotek Lays Out New Nitrate Goals Amid Continued Criticism
By Antonia Sierra/OBP
Two months after her return visit to the Lower Umatilla Basin, Gov. Tina Kotek has released goals on how the state can...
28 Groups Call on Kotek to Intervene in E. Oregon Water...
By Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle
The nonprofit Oregon Rural Action, along with former state environmental regulators and a large coalition of nonprofit groups, is again...
More Oregon Students Are Missing Vaccines, Worrying Health Officials
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon health authorities are worried about an infectious disease raging through schools, with almost one in 10 kindergarteners missing at...
Mental, Behavioral Health Resources Expanding in Rural Oregon
Oregon is working to increase access to resources for people struggling with their mental health.
For decades, Oregon has had a higher rate of suicide...
Community Counseling Solutions to Open New Facility in Hermiston
Community Counseling Solutions will host a ribbon-cutting and open house at Rivers Edge Acute Center for Healing in Hermiston.
CCS Executive Director Kimberly Lindsay invites...
Lawmakers Wrestle with Police Role in Drug Addiction Crisis
By Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle
From Portland to Albany, and from urban cities to the rural regions, Oregonians agree that the Legislature must take action...
Residents Clash at Boardman Town Hall Meeting Over Possible Recall
Two vocal groups emerged during a town hall meeting held Monday, Feb. 5, in Boardman to discuss community opinions on the Morrow County Board...
Morrow County Residents Considering Recalling Commissioners
Just more than a year after the recall of two Morrow County commissioners, residents are again considering a recall petition against the three members...
COVID-19 Spread Increases in Oregon; Hospitalizations Hold Steady
This week the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reported a 10.4% test positivity rate for COVID-19, which indicates ongoing high community transmission in Oregon, based on data...
Counties to Start Polluted Drinking Water Investigation from EPA Funds
The Morrow County Planning Department is ready to take the first official steps in a plan to address the drinking water crisis in the...
Port of Morrow Will Pay $2 Million to Clean Up Dirty...
By Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle
The Port of Morrow will send nearly $2 million to the Oregon Health Authority to support clean drinking water efforts in northeast...
Enrollment in Individual Health Insurance Now Open
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
The tens of thousands of Oregonians who buy their own health insurance can now start shopping for the best plan...
Hospital, Area Agencies Take Part in Disaster Preparedness Drill
It’s better to plan for a disaster that never strikes than to be caught off guard when one does.
With that in mind, Good Shepherd...
Oregon Expands Free Health Insurance for Low-Income Residents
By Lynne Terry
Oregon has expanded free health insurance that mirrors Medicaid to all residents who qualify, regardless of their immigration status.
The move took effect...
Groups Meet with EPA to Discuss Emergency Action in Boardman
By Alex Baumhardt
More than three years ago, eight national and Oregon-based environmental nonprofits petitioned the federal Environmental Protection Agency to do something about nitrate-contaminated...