By Jenny Westberg, June 17, 2013 Who are the state’s top prescription writers for widely abused drugs like Oxycontin and Xanax? How much does Oregon’s Medicaid program pay for expensive mental health drugs like Seroquel and Zyprexa? The data obtained by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) may not provide every answer about Oregon clinicians’ prescribing practices, […]
From The Washington Post, Jan. 18, 2013 In 2011, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber faced a vexing problem: The state had a $2 billion hole in its Medicaid budget and no good way to fill it. He could cut doctors’ pay by 40 percent, but that might lead to them quitting Medicaid altogether. He could drop […]
By Andrea Damewood, Willamette Week, Dec. 3, 2012 Here’s a U.S. Department of Justice agreement a lot of people have overlooked: the state of Oregon is on the hook to make sure its mental health programs are not violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. The DOJ has had the state under investigation since 2010. Under […]
From the East Oregonian, June 15, 2012 The fuzzy outlines of an operation to save the Blue Mountain Recovery Center are coming into focus. The Pendleton psychiatric facility dodged extinction numerous times in the past 20 years, but is scheduled for closure again in 2015. A group of about 25 individuals, including Oregon Health Authority […]
by Alan Gustafson, Statesman Journal, Mar. 26, 2012 The U.S. Department of Justice says it has reached agreement with Oregon officials on a yearslong strategy for reforming the state’s community mental-health system, correspondence obtained by the Statesman Journal shows. Federal officials said in a recent letter to the state Department of Justice that the agreement […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, November 28, 2011 The administrator of the $458 million Oregon State Hospital replacement project will shift to a new job early next year, becoming interim director of the state office of addictions and mental health treatment programs. Linda Hammond, who has steered construction of a soon-to-be-completed state hospital complex in […]
To: Addictions and Mental Health Services Interested Parties From: Bruce Goldberg, M.D., OHA Director Today I share news of the January retirement of Richard Harris, director of the Addictions and Mental Health Division. Richard has been a truly outstanding leader at AMH and OHA during more than three years of service. As many of you […]
From the Eugene Register Guard, June 25, 2011 A $5 million allocation from the Legislature is a fraction of the projected cost, but sources say the proposal is just delayed Legislators are close to unveiling a proposal that would allocate $5 million for infrastructure costs over the next two years for the state psychiatric hospital […]
From the Salem Statesman Journal, January 22, 2011 Kaufman Global is not a household name in Oregon. But the Indiana-based consulting firm is well known to leaders of the state Department of Human Services. Since 2007, DHS has awarded Kaufman Global three contracts for consulting services, and the firm has played an influential role in […]
Dear OSH Advisory Board Members: I have some news to share with you regarding the USDOJ investigation of the hospital. After yesterday’s meeting, I learned that the Attorney General received a letter indicating that the USDOJ was expanding the scope of its investigation at the Oregon State Hospital to include community-based mental health services. I […]
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