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Editorial: Stop the Corvallis Clinic Takeover, Where’s Our …

WEBOptum’s contribution to those totals; $71 billion of revenue, $6 billion in profit, which is an 8.5% profit margin. By comparison, the health insurance side only delivered …

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Oregon Healthcare Coverage for Low-Income Household Children, …

WEBUnder a new agreement, the federal government will give Oregon $1.1 billion to guarantee continued free health care coverage to tens of thousands of young …

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As New Health Authority Director, Sejal Hathi Focuses on Learning …

WEBIn her first two months leading the Oregon Health Authority, Sejal Hathi has focused on traveling the state and listening to local health leaders, providers, Medicaid …

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Corvallis Clinic Takeover, State Might Skip Regulatory Review

WEBOptum Health is seeking to skip regulatory review of its bid to takeover The Corvallis Clinic. The request for an emergency exemption was filed on Friday, Mar. 8, …

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Updates: Corvallis Clinic Target of Takeover Bid, Cornel West …

WEBState regulators are reviewing an application by UnitedHealth Group to purchase The Corvallis Clinic. You may recall that Samaritan Health terminated its …

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Oregon HealthCare Marketplace Now Open

WEBOregonians who do not get health insurance through their job or a public program such as the Oregon Health Plan or Medicare may qualify for help paying for …

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Benton County, Mental Health, Poverty, and Incarceration

WEBAs mental health is discussed more and more in an increasingly open culture, many people are thinking of counselling, therapy, and in some cases psychiatry as a …

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Mental Health in Benton County

WEBOf Medicaid recipients, results go on to prove the most underserved populous is adults with mild to moderate mental health needs. Such moderate cases …

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Bill Seeks to Block Investor Control of Practices like Corvallis Clinic

WEBAn Oregon lawmaker, backed by high-profile health care leaders, is pushing a bill to keep private investors and corporations focused on profits from buying out …

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Oregon Spends on Mental Health, with Few Results

WEBApril 24, 2021. Every two years, Oregon spends $3.7 billion for a mental health system that is one of the worst in the nation; state lawmakers say this is because of a lack of …

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Corvallis Clinic Sale to Proceed, Sidesteps Regulatory Review

WEBMarch 14, 2024. On Wednesday, state regulators ruled that Optum can purchase The Corvallis Clinic without review. A spokesman for the company said he wasn’t sure when …

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Future Crisis Center to Become Mental Health Alternative to

WEBSeptember 2 marked the first public overview of the future location for the Benton County Crisis Center — the soon-to-be-former Office of County Counsel on 205 …

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New Interim Director for Benton County

WEBThe Benton County Health Department announced they appointed Suzanne Hoffman as their new interim Health Department Director starting October 1, 2020. Her …

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Carla Jones Becomes Director of Community Health Centers

WEBCarla Jones joined Benton County as quality and analytics manager in April 2019 and was promoted to deputy director of operations for the Benton and Linn …

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Corvallis Updates: Samaritan to Part Ways with United Healthcare

WEBSamaritan Health is terminating its contract with insurer United Healthcare. Their hospitals will be out of network come Jan. 9, and their physician and provider …

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Officials Hear From Alsea Residents at Government Corner

WEBAlsea residents showed up to be heard by local elected officials on March 16 at the Alsea Community Library, where county and state officials gathered with around …

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It's a Wonderful Life

WEBThis December, Albany Civic Theater (ACT) brings to the stage the classic Christmas story It’s a Wonderful Life. The story follows a small-town boy, George Bailey, …

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Oregon Valley Farms: Sustainable Meats, Mid-Valley Locals

WEBSeptember 15, 2021. Oregon Valley Farms in Albany is committed to feeding locals sustainable meats free of hormones and antibiotics. In addition, owners Josh and …

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Mock Interviews: Benton County Contact Tracers, Part Two

WEBAs Benton County interim co-director Charlie Fautin emphasized, maintaining anonymity is an essential component of the contact tracing mission. “They …

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Study Finds Oregon has Highest Depression Rate in U.S.

WEBA recent study suggests that Oregon has the highest rate of depression in the country, reporting that 25.2% of the state’s population struggles with the mental illness. …

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Review: Inside Llewyn Davis

WEBThe Coens have returned with a new entry in their grand canon of masterpieces, just in time for the 30th anniversary of their first. Inside Llewyn Davis is …

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The Story About a Man and a Bear

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