Lisa Kuettle drives Mosaic Medical's medical van to various sites around Central Oregon: 'You go to where they are' Lisa Kuettle never gets what she calls “caregiver fatigue” – the feeling a doctor or nurse may get after a day of seeing pat ...
11 May 2018 - Amanda Waldroupe
Uncertainty about the fate of the Affordable Care Act spells confusion for Oregon Health Plan patients and providers and leaves the state facing tough budget decisions The Oregon Health Plan is reputed to be one of the most innovative and ambitious Medica ...
2 Feb 2017 - Amanda Waldroupe
Medicaid would reimburse CCOs for services that reduce barriers to housing, 'the most important social determinant of health' Late last year, OnTrack, an addiction treatment and recovery agency based in Medford, considered buying a 15-unit apart ...
18 Aug 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Effects of not receiving adequate care can be devastating for transgender people Hours after the Obama administration’s May 13 announcement that public schools must allow transgender students to use bathrooms corresponding to their gender identity, the ad ...
24 May 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Lozier is the leader of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, which is holding its national conference in Portland The fact that safe, stable and affordable housing is an essential factor for a person’s good health is increasingly acknowledge ...
23 May 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
As Oregon recovers from the recession, the state’s new director of Human Services looks at meeting the needs of a growing demand When Erinn Kelley-Siel became interim director of Oregon’s Department of Human Services in February 2011 and permanent directo ...
14 Aug 2013 - Amanda Waldroupe