Authorities say 60-year-old Thelma “Wendy” Epps, a licensed alcohol and drug counselor (LADC) in Hartford, was suspended from participating in Medicaid in July 2018 based on a finding of “a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Autumn Anderson woke up to the news on her social media feed that President Trump froze all federal funding, confusing her as it did most Americans. “I saw that they ...

A Marion County grand jury unanimously found that two officers with the Salem Police Department were justified in the shooting death of 42-year-old Shawn Baker. Portland florists are juggling ...

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undergo drug screening within the department, and subsequently regain employment. However, opponents of the bill, such as Tan Perkins from the Oregon AFL-CIO, argue that the policy could be ...

SALEM, Ore. — A widespread freeze on federal funding launched by the Trump administration has kept Oregon from accessing reimbursement for major services like Medicaid and Head Start ...

There are no similar requirements for commercial, Medicaid ... down. Pharmacy benefit managers, often owned by health insurance companies, increase their profits through prior authorization.

A new Oregon law took effect on Jan. 1, which will impose stricter penalties for drug use on public transportation. Senate Bill 1553 classifies the act as a Class A misdemeanor, marking a ...

would implement three specific prescription drug demonstrations, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model. The CGT model is a ...

Trump also rescinded an executive order that prompted the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to create three drug pricing experiments that haven’t gotten fully off the ground yet.

Prior authorization requirements are a hallmark of American health care — and for some, they’re long overdue for reform. In North Carolina, a bill to restrict prior authorization — or even ...

that the state uses to shore up funding for the Oregon Health Plan, the Medicaid program that pays for health care for people living near the poverty line. FILE: An undated photo of the emergency ...