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Editorial: Stop the Corvallis Clinic Takeover, Where’s Our …

WEBOptum’s contribution to those totals; $71 billion of revenue, $6 billion in profit, which is an 8.5% profit margin. By comparison, the health insurance side only delivered …

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Oregon Healthcare Coverage for Low-Income Household Children, …

WEBUnder a new agreement, the federal government will give Oregon $1.1 billion to guarantee continued free health care coverage to tens of thousands of young …

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Updates: Corvallis Clinic Target of Takeover Bid, Cornel West …

WEBState regulators are reviewing an application by UnitedHealth Group to purchase The Corvallis Clinic. You may recall that Samaritan Health terminated its …

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Corvallis Clinic Takeover, State Might Skip Regulatory Review

WEBOptum Health is seeking to skip regulatory review of its bid to takeover The Corvallis Clinic. The request for an emergency exemption was filed on Friday, Mar. 8, …

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As New Health Authority Director, Sejal Hathi Focuses on Learning …

WEBIn her first two months leading the Oregon Health Authority, Sejal Hathi has focused on traveling the state and listening to local health leaders, providers, Medicaid …

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Oregon Health Authority Mishandled Over $500,000 in Mental …

WEBFederal auditors have flagged problems in the Oregon Health Authority’s oversight of mental health grants, including the potential misappropriation of more than …

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Oregon Healthcare Industry Workforce in Decline

WEBDecember 6, 2021. Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry is struggling to find — and retain — workers. In November, groups from the healthcare …

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Bill Seeks to Block Investor Control of Practices like Corvallis Clinic

WEBAn Oregon lawmaker, backed by high-profile health care leaders, is pushing a bill to keep private investors and corporations focused on profits from buying out …

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Mental Health in Benton County

WEBOf Medicaid recipients, results go on to prove the most underserved populous is adults with mild to moderate mental health needs. Such moderate cases …

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Corvallis Clinic Sale to Proceed, Sidesteps Regulatory Review

WEBMarch 14, 2024. On Wednesday, state regulators ruled that Optum can purchase The Corvallis Clinic without review. A spokesman for the company said he wasn’t sure when …

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Oregon HealthCare Marketplace Now Open

WEBOregonians who do not get health insurance through their job or a public program such as the Oregon Health Plan or Medicare may qualify for help paying for …

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New Interim Director for Benton County

WEBThe Benton County Health Department announced they appointed Suzanne Hoffman as their new interim Health Department Director starting October 1, 2020. Her …

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Future Crisis Center to Become Mental Health Alternative to

WEBSeptember 2 marked the first public overview of the future location for the Benton County Crisis Center — the soon-to-be-former Office of County Counsel on 205 …

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Benton County, Mental Health, Poverty, and Incarceration

WEBAs mental health is discussed more and more in an increasingly open culture, many people are thinking of counselling, therapy, and in some cases psychiatry as a …

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It's a Wonderful Life

WEBThis December, Albany Civic Theater (ACT) brings to the stage the classic Christmas story It’s a Wonderful Life. The story follows a small-town boy, George Bailey, …

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Moss: The Good, the Bad, the Beautiful

WEBThe world of moss is interesting, diverse and ever-present, even if we don’t always notice it. Most often in urban environments, moss is seen as a weed and a …

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Corvallis Updates: Samaritan to Part Ways with United Healthcare

WEBSamaritan Health is terminating its contract with insurer United Healthcare. Their hospitals will be out of network come Jan. 9, and their physician and provider …

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Guide to Local Support for Transgender Communities

WEBOregon Live reported in 2016 that, in Oregon, an estimated .65 percent of the population are transgender – this is the seventh highest percent in the country. …

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Study Finds Oregon has Highest Depression Rate in U.S.

WEBA recent study suggests that Oregon has the highest rate of depression in the country, reporting that 25.2% of the state’s population struggles with the mental illness. …

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Mock Interviews: Benton County Contact Tracers, Part Two

WEBAs Benton County interim co-director Charlie Fautin emphasized, maintaining anonymity is an essential component of the contact tracing mission. “They …

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Review: Inside Llewyn Davis

WEBThe Coens have returned with a new entry in their grand canon of masterpieces, just in time for the 30th anniversary of their first. Inside Llewyn Davis is …

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The Story About a Man and a Bear

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