Tag: Oregon Health Plan
Rural Oregon Making Slow March Toward Health Equity
Baker City’s Saint Alphonsus Medical Center closed its birth center in late August 2023, a decision that received pushback locally, statewide and nationally.
Saint Alphonsus...
Community Counseling Solutions Gets $2M for Youth Behavioral Health
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, in partnership with Coordinated Care Organizations around Oregon, is allocating $2 million to Community Counseling Solutions in Morrow County.
According to...
Oregon Reviewing 1.5 Million People on Medicaid to See Who Qualifies
By Lynne Terry
The Oregon Health Authority starts a months-long review of the state’s 1.5 million Medicaid members this week to determine who still qualifies...
Thousands of Oregonians Could Lose Free Health Care Coverage
By Lynne Terry
For the first time in three years, the Oregon Health Authority is poised to examine its Medicaid rolls to determine who still...
Lower-Income Oregon Veterans Can Sign Up for Free Dental Care
By Lynne Terry
The Oregon Health Authority is gearing up to launch a no-cost dental program for lower-income veterans.
This month it opened the application process,...
Oregon to Expand Medicaid Coverage Under New Federal Agreement
By Lynne Terry
Under a new agreement, the federal government will give Oregon $1.1 billion to guarantee continued free health care coverage to tens of...
Good Shepherd to Assist with Health Insurance Enrollment
Good Shepherd Medical Center is offering a health insurance enrollment and pre-enrollment fair on Monday, Oct. 30 from noon to 7 p.m. in conference...
Cigarette Taxes to Go Up on Jan. 1
Beginning Jan. 1, it’s going to cost a little more to light up a cigarette.
Legislation enacted in the special legislative session this fall increases...
