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Chris Lehman/KLCCThe Oregon Health Authority will soon start the process to search for a new insurance provider for more than 90,000 low-income Lane County PacificSource members. The agency must decide whether to allow a new insurer to move in, or let the remaining company, Trillium Community Health, take over health coverage for low-income residents. -
On this edition, we talk with OSU’s Richard van Breemen about his study showing that retail shops selling purported magic mushrooms have no psilocybin and other unlisted ingredients. Then, we say goodbye to our journalism fellow Sajina Shrestha.
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A bill sponsored by Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley in the Senate and Rep. Val Hoyle in the House, would force insurers to divest ownership of medical practices. Merkley said his goal was to return Oregon Medical Group and the Corvallis Clinic to physician ownership, or non-profit management. -
The four-state group, which includes Oregon, Washington, California and Hawaii, formed a vaccine policy alliance after concerns about partisanship at the CDC. -
Everyone Village in Eugene opens on-site medical clinic to serve unhoused residents and recuperating patients. -
Oregon researchers say several “magic mushroom” products sold on store shelves don’t actually contain any psilocybin. -
Oregon medical leaders say they’re seeing an uptick in COVID cases across the state. -
The announcement comes after a week of turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over vaccines. -
After months of discussion involving administrative leaders and medical staff, Samaritan Health Services officials have decided to continue maternity and surgical services at its five hospitals in Albany, Corvallis, Lebanon, Lincoln City and Newport. -
The South Lane Clinic in Cottage Grove is officially open. The federally-qualified community clinic offers primary care services to low-income residents. -
We talk with Oregon State professor David Rothwell about a new study which shows increasing access to TANF benefits increasing breastfeeding in low income women. We also check in with our summer interns - Gabriella Sgro and Julia Boboc about their experiences. -
A heatwave has hit much of western Oregon. In the Willamette Valley, an “Extreme Heat Warning” is now in place through at least Tuesday evening.
