Keeping people from affordable healthcare will come at a cost for providers and insurers in Oregon, and so far, the Oregon Health Authority says three health ca
Oregon officials spoke Tuesday afternoon ahead of a federal funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration and how it could impact the state. The federal funding and grant freeze, which was announced late Monday night by the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget,
A new pilot program is offering free Medicaid benefits to about 4,000 19- and 20-year-olds with intellectual, physical or mental disabilities.
Q: Aetna will no longer cover Providence Medical Group providers, because they are considered “out-of-network.” What Primary Care Providers (PCP) in Southern Oregon are accepting new patients with Aetna’s Medicare Advantage Plans? – Bylle, Jacksonville
Disability Rights Oregon wants the state to send only felony defendants who are unable to aid in their own defense and need mental health treatment to the state psychiatric hospital — not those facing misdemeanors or lower-level violations - as Oregon continues to flout a federal court order for quicker admissions.
Oregon Health Authority has awarded $23 million to repair and rehabilitate homes of low-income residents to eliminate risks to residents’ health to the Nine Federally Recognized Tribes of Oregon and 34 local organizations.
The Oregon Health Authority has found that Eugene-based Oregon Medical Group, and two insurers, unreasonably increased healthcare costs.
Oregon health care officials are bracing for policy and funding changes as incoming president Donald Trump gets ready to take office Jan. 20.
A survey of Oregonians last year found that about three-quarters of Oregonians were burdened by health care costs and about the same number delayed care because of the cost. Additionally, 83% of Oregonians worried about being able to afford health care in the future.
The last time the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality compiled comprehensive data on nitrate ground pollution in the Lower Umatilla Basin was 2012. More than a decade later, Oregonians have their first fresh look at nitrate levels in the region,
SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — The 2025 Oregon Legislative session began Tuesday at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem. The session is a long one this year, meaning lawmakers will work through the month of ...
Last month, WW reported that the Oregon Health Authority would issue rulemaking in early 2025 that would bar therapists in training from billing Medicaid if they work independently of a Medicaid-contracted clinic.