PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon launched a new program on Friday that connects eligible Oregon Health Plan members with rent assistance and other housing benefits — aiming to help Oregonians with ...

Oregon is the first in the nation to roll out rental assistance as a statewide Medicaid benefit for eligible OHP members, according to the Oregon Health Authority. People would need to have a ...

A policy in Oregon that requires nonprofit hospitals to provide more financial assistance to patients was linked to a meaningful drop in the number of residents with medical bills that end up in debt ...

Health care and social assistance is a large and steadily growing sector of Oregon’s economy. Although overall job growth slowed recently in Oregon, gains have accelerated in the health care and ...

Calli Ross’s son Tennyson was assigned a number this summer. It’s 136. So was Paige Hall’s son James. He’s 156. And Shasta Kearns Moore’s son Malachi is 1,151. Shasta Kearns Moore helps lead the group ...