Floated by Rep. Brock Smith of Port Orford and shepherded by Rep. Rob Nosse of Portland, House Bill 4075 would authorize $44 million from the state’s unclaimed property fund to be used to help the ...

The bill passed the Senate on a largely party line vote of 17 to 10 late last month. But according to Sen. Deb Patterson, a Salem Democrat who chairs the Senate Health Care Committee, she was told ...

In the past five years, e-scooter-related injuries have more than doubled in Oregon, from 211 to over 500 in just the first ...

A sharp increase in serious injuries associated with e-scooters and e-bicycles — including 17 deaths — has state health officials urging riders to take safety precautions before heading out.

The share of pregnant women getting prenatal care had been improving: It rose between 2016 and 2021 to a high of more than 78%, but then declined to 75.5% by 2024, wiping out previous gains. The trend ...

However, Kailee Desmond, a Lake Oswego teen, sought to change this. As someone with severe allergies, she saw that EpiPens ...

The federal government has long required states to offer dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid, the joint state-federal health program for people who are low-income or disabled. Paying for ...

Nearly two decades ago, progressives fought to include a so-called public option — a government-run health plan — in the broad health care overhaul known as Obamacare. That effort failed, defeated by ...

A bill that aims to improve how the state funds the managed health care program for lower-income Oregonians is advancing in the Legislature, with strong support from contractors who oversee the system ...

Charlie Health is working with a national communications company, Tusk Strategies, to assist with its Oregon campaign. Tusk’s website says it works to “bring pressure on key stakeholders to advance ...

Democratic lawmakers and the Oregon Nurses Association proposed Senate Bill 1570, which aims to help hospital staff respond when federal law enforcement arrives on site and protect sensitive ...