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Dailyfly News
Oregon retreats from enforcing landmark trans health care coverage mandate
SALEM, OR – Three years after Oregon lawmakers passed a law requiring insurers to cover transgender medical services, state regulators have quietly delayed their efforts to ensure the law is making a difference for a group that’s
newsberg.org
Big changes are coming to health coverage in 2027. We are here to provide clarity.
Providence Health Plan is transitioning out of most of its health insurance lines, including Individual & Family, employer group/commercial, and Medicare Advantage plans. At the same time, Oregon is launching its own health insurance Marketplace, Explore Health, for 2027 coverage. That means changing plans, a new Marketplace, new options, and...
Statesman Journal
Oregon State Hospital lacks capacity, staff, training, grand jury finds
The state's psychiatric hospital is understaffed, has unstable leadership and lacks capacity, training and safety measures, according to a Marion County Grand Jury report . Marion County District Attorney Paige Clarkson convened the grand jury in March . Oregon law requires a grand jury to review correctional facilities each year. The grand jury's principal finding in its report released Sept. 30 is that Oregon State Hospital capacity can't meet current treatment needs. The capacity issue affects both patients and staff, the grand jury found, and the deficit has led to a decrease in patient restoration and rehabilitation. OSH accepts aid and assist, civil commitment and guilty except for insanity patients. The hospital's demographics have changed over the years, the majority being aid and assist patients. During the six-month inquiry, the grand jury made 19 findings and held 13 sessions where they examined conditions and management of OSH in Salem, heard over 47 hours of testimony from about 40 witnesses and toured the campus grounds. Other key findings include long wait times for admission, inadequate campus layout and frequent use of seclusion. Witnesses who testified include current and former OSH employees, medical providers, OSH management, union representatives, forensic evaluators, a former
unearththevoyage.com
The Oregon Town Whose Hospitals Rank Among the Best in America, and Locals Feel It
Some places reveal their best side only when you slow down and pay attention. I came to this corner of Oregon expecting a quick stop for coffee and a bridge photo, and I left thinking about how a city can quietly make people feel cared for. Good health is about...
thelundreport.org
Salem surgery center’s $1.6 million verdict highlights hazy areas in patient care
A Salem surgery center is appealing an unusual $1.6 million verdict in a case that pits a local doctor’s medical judgment against policies established by a subsidiary of Optum and UnitedHealth Group. To blunt the whistleblower suit filed by Dr. Ellis Richard Clark — who goes by Rich —...
Gresham Outlook
County wants to delay ambulance service for Troutdale, Fairview, Wood Village
Multnomah County is strongly considering an ambulance service savings measure that would significantly affect the three small cities in East Multnomah County, potentially causing deadly delays. The Multnomah County Board […]
Ashland Daily Tidings
Grand Jury Finds Oregon State Hospital Bed Shortage Is Forcing Patients Out Before Treatment
A Marion County grand jury has said that Oregon State Hospital doesn’t have enough beds to meet the needs of patients needing hospitalization for psychiatric treatment, criminal restoration, or civil commitment. Grand Jury Finds Insufficient Capacity in Salem and Public-Safety Consequences. The grand jury spent about six months examining...
KGW
Legacy Health and UnitedHealthcare reach new contract
KPTV
Grand jury uncovers crisis at Oregon State Hospital