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Oregon Health Authority asks feds to fund housing support

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
Secretary of State Kate Brown talks poverty after state audit

It’s 2008, and the recession has settled upon Oregon. Unemployment skyrockets, the housing market takes a dive, and families are losing their homes and livelihoods. Faced with rising numbers of people falling into poverty and needing assistance, Oregon re ...

7 May 2014 - Joanne Zuhl
City Club to study Medicaid expansion, homeless impact

Health care reform at the federal level and expansion of the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) provide an opportunity to increase access to health care and improve health outcomes for thousands of Oregonians, especially those experiencing homelessness. More than h ...

19 Mar 2014 - Kathy Black
Oregon prepares for $20 million mental health roll-out

Oregon’s mental health care systems gained attention and new money from the 2013 legislative sessions-- and more is on the way. While this is good news for Portlanders, especially those experiencing homelessness, mental health problems or addiction, it’s ...

18 Nov 2013 - Jasmine Rockow
A health care expansion worth smiling about

Oregon’s new health networks are partnering with dental programs to bring better oral care to low-income families Despite the controversy and questions surrounding the new health care law, one concrete benefit is giving many of Oregon’s most vulnerable pe ...

4 Nov 2013 - Jasmine Rockow
Add it up: Health Share looks at ways to merge health care and affordable housing

There’s a lot of money — and lives — resting on Oregon’s grand experiment in restructuring health care through Medicaid. Portland metropolitan area’s largest coordinated care organization, Health Share of Oregon, like others across the state, have a manda ...

30 Jul 2013 - Amanda Waldroupe
Housing a logical prescription in health care reform

Oregon is at the forefront of health care reform. Both national and local media, including Street Roots, has been covering the planned changes over the past two years. More recently, a multi-million dollar ad campaign has begun to educate residents on wha ...

30 Jul 2013 - SR editorial board