Amelia Templeton
Reporter at Oregon Public Broadcasting
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3 weeks ago |
ijpr.org | Amelia Templeton
A budget reconciliation bill under consideration by the U.S. Congress this week would require some 670,000 adult Oregonians to prove they are working or volunteering 80 hours a month in order to keep their health coverage. The requirement would apply to nearly half of the 1.4 million Oregonians enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s version of Medicaid.
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3 weeks ago |
opb.org | Amelia Templeton
A budget reconciliation bill under consideration by the U.S. Congress this week would require 670,000 adult Oregonians to prove they are working or volunteering 80 hours a month in order to keep their health coverage. The requirement would apply to nearly half of the 1.4 million Oregonians enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s version of Medicaid.
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4 weeks ago |
opb.org | Amelia Templeton
Oregon’s system for helping people with imminent thoughts of suicide or other mental health crises is underfunded and poorly tracked, according to a new audit from the Oregon Secretary of State. The audit, released Thursday, looked at Oregon’s three-part crisis systems: the federally mandated 988 crisis hotline, mobile response teams and crisis centers. FILE - A suicide hotline sign is positioned on the Vista Bridge in Portland.
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1 month ago |
opb.org | Amelia Templeton
FILE - Oregon Health & Science University. OHSU has dropped its bid to acquire Legacy Health. Courtesy of Michael McDermott / OHSUOHSU and Legacy Health have mutually agreed to walk away from a deal that would have combined the two health systems. Last August, OHSU had agreed to acquire Legacy’s eight hospitals and $3 billion in assets, with a promise to invest $1 billion in upgrades to Legacy’s facilities.
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1 month ago |
klcc.org | Amelia Templeton
Two weeks ago, Providence CEO Erik Wexler sent an email to the nonprofit health system’s staff describing a “perfect storm” threatening the organization’s financial stability. Since posting a loss of $1.4 billion in 2022, the Northwest health giant had been making strides toward seeing more patients, reducing its costs and becoming profitable again. Now, according to Wexler’s email, Providence is once again in financial jeopardy.
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This @NigelJaquiss piece on whistleblowers who exposed Neil Goldschmidt gets at an uncomfortable truth. Adults tend to protect other adults. In theory everyone is against child abuse, but in practice, standing up for children can be a lonely experience. https://t.co/3pNfvA55qs
Only Alaska has fewer retail pharmacies per capital than Oregon. Shout to to AP for the smart analysis and @antonio__sierra who has covered this issue in Eastern Oregon for the past year. https://t.co/7ewFECNKle
Only Alaska has fewer retail pharmacies per capital than Oregon. Shout to to AP for the smart analysis and @antonio__sierra, who's been covering this on the ground in Eastern Oregon for the past year. ://www.opb.org/article/2024/06/05/oregon-pharmacy-closures-limited-access/