The Lund Report, April 8, 2014 Portland Police Lt. Cliff Bacigalupi was a seasoned street cop when his police chief asked him to head up a new unit designed to address an unintended but growing part of the police force’s scope of practice — performing triage on the high number of people with mental illness […]
From the Lund Report, June 12, 2014 Despite the U.S. Justice Department investigation into Oregon’s mental health system, Gov. [John] Kitzhaber has let a board go unfilled that’s meant to ensure patient safety and care at the state mental hospital. Advisory board members report long lines to get appointed and mishandled applications. An oversight board […]
The Oregonian, April 2, 2014 A congressional committee wants to know whether Cover Oregon took adequate measures to protect personal information before trying to go live six months ago. California Republican Darrell Issa, head of the powerful House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has demanded a wide-ranging array of documents including security reports and correspondence […]
Disability Rights Oregon Blog, Jan. 23, 2013 This Saturday marks two years since the filing of the Lane v. Kitzhaber case. Filed on January 25, 2012, the case asserts the right of 2700 Oregonians with I/DD who are segregated in sheltered workshops to choose employment services in the most appropriate integrated setting. The lawsuit was […]
From KATU.com, Jan. 10, 2014 As the state launches a new independent investigation into the failure of the Cover Oregon website, keep one thing in mind. It’s been done before. Exhaustively. KATU’s Investigators spent weeks digging through thousands of pages of audits conducted by Maximus, the company the state hired to provide quality-control assessments of […]
In 2011, a team of Texas consultants hired by the Oregon Lottery visited dozens of Portland-area bars, restaurants and “delis” with video slot and poker machines to ask hundreds of patrons about their gambling habits. What they found is the exact opposite of the fun-loving image the lottery has cultivated for years. The biggest chunk […]
By The Associated Press, in The Oregonian, Nov. 11, 2013 The only facility in eastern Oregon for patients with severe mental illness is expected to receive more than $2 million in funding so it can stay open until March, local legislators say. That could give officials in Pendleton more time to figure out an alternate […]
By Christen McCurdy, The Lund Report, Nov. 7, 2013 Health Share of Oregon already has contracts with eight dental care providers, and intends to finalize an agreement with Advantage Dental in 2014 — but making sure patient demand can be met when coverage kicks in Jan. 1, and finding mental health providers for patients who […]
By Christopher David Gray, The Lund Report, Oct. 3, 2013 Before adjourning yesterday, legislators created a dedicated funding stream for mental health services, bringing in nearly $150 million over five years through a small increase in the cigarette tax. Cigarettes will go up 13¢ a pack in 2014 and an additional penny in 2016 and […]
From the Oregonian, June 3, 3013 When Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward walked into a committee meeting, she didn’t plan to reveal to the world that she has suffered from major depression for 15 years. “If I go two days without taking my medication, I can’t walk in the door of this building,” Steiner Hayward, D-Beaverton, […]
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