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More Oregonians buy private health insurance plans as thousands …

WebOregon health officials are trying to keep as many Oregonians as possible insured to prevent them from using emergency departments for their care, which drives …

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California’s ‘tripledemic’ season is off to a mild start. What to know

WebSyringes with vaccines at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center where they were offering flu and COVID-19 …

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New state health chief visits Southern Oregon to talk regional …

WebStaff at a center in Medford serving vulnerable populations hosted a roundtable with the new Oregon Health Authority director to discuss challenges and …

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Josephine County Declines $540K Grant To Promote Vaccines

WebApril Ehrlich is JPR content partner at Oregon Public Broadcasting. Prior to joining OPB, she was a regional reporter at Jefferson Public Radio where she won a …

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Two Rogue Valley Asante hospitals still in 'crisis standards of care

WebAsante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford and Asante Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass continue to operate under "crisis standards of care," …

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‘They told me I have no coverage’: Californians surprised by loss of

WebElvia Macedo, a Medi-Cal patient, gets a check-up with Dr. Oscar Casillas at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles on July 26, 2022.

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Infections remained high at Asante through 2023 despite claims of …

WebThe number of central line-associated bloodstream infections at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford remained high in 2023 despite hospital …

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Despite high Black maternal death rate, California hospitals …

WebBlack women are three times more likely than any other women to die during or immediately after pregnancy. California lawmakers passed a law in 2019 requiring …

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Millions of Californians are at risk of losing Medi-Cal coverage

WebThe upheaval, which begins in April, will put millions of low-income Americans at risk of losing health coverage, threatening their access to care and potentially …

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Oregon's governor says she’s monitoring hospital closure in …

WebIn August, 2023, PeaceHealth made the announcement that it would close most of its facility in downtown Eugene and transfer services to its Riverbend hospital in …

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The Covered California deadline is Wednesday. Here’s how to sign …

WebThe deadline is Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 11:59 p.m. Covered California was created with the passage of the federal Affordable Care Act in 2010 and provides a …

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The battle over vaccine rules for kids reignites in California

WebVaccines for children rolled out last year, first for teenagers and later for 5- to 11-year-olds on an emergency use authorization. In California, as of Jan. 26, 24% of …

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As demand for nurses rises, OHSU expands nursing program to …

WebOregon Health & Science University is expanding its program that prepares students for nursing careers on an accelerated schedule to Bend. Central Oregon will be …

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It's time to stop downsizing health care, the Pentagon says. This

WebAfter a decade of outsourcing military health care, the Pentagon now plans to do the opposite, an about-face Matt and Helen Perry hope means they'll get the care …

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After a pandemic pause, California will restart checking Medi-Cal

WebBaackes at L.A. Care said the onus of spreading the word about the renewal period also falls on the health insurance plans. L.A. Care, he said, has been beefing up …

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Oregon health care providers still feeling cash crunch after …

WebHospitals and clinics across Oregon are facing a big dip in their cash flow this month — the fallout of a ransomware attack on a national company that connects health …

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California needs thousands of nurses, but leaders can’t agree on …

WebKaiser Permanente health care workers strike outside a Kaiser facility in Sacramento on July 25, 2023. Workers are on the picket lines to protest patient care …

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Abortion is still legal in California. Here are answers to questions

WebHundreds of demonstrators from two separate groups converged at the California State Capitol Friday, June 24, 2022 to protest the U.S. Supreme Court …

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After 17 months, Shasta County hires public health officer

WebShasta County has finally hired a public health officer. The decision wasn’t without controversy. The new officer, Dr. James Mu, was approved by a 3-2 majority …

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As bird flu spreads in cows, here are 4 big questions scientists are

WebHealth officials say there's very little risk to humans from the bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle, but there's still much they don't know. Here are four questions …

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California voters will decide on Newsom’s mental health overhaul.

Web1980: President Jimmy Carter, who a few years earlier created a Presidential Commission on Mental Health at the urging of his wife Rosalynn, signs the Mental …

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With Prop. 1 passage, Gavin Newsom again changes how …

WebCalifornia voters in the March 2024 election narrowly passed Proposition 1, a proposal to fund new construction of housing and treatment facilities for people with …

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