Oregon Health Authority

While Oregonians work through open enrollment and federal changes impacting health insurance premiums, the Oregon Health Authority says a multi-state pharmacy discount program that started in the Beaver State, is expanding.

Public health offices around the state have received calls in recent weeks from Oregonians confused about if and where they can get a COVID shot.

Much of Oregon and the Northwest is starting the week under an Extreme Heat Warning, or a Heat Advisory, prompting health warnings for people with underlying conditions, and of course those working outside.

Gambling disorders are on the rise, and many experts attribute it to the increase in on-line gambling making access easier.  The Oregon Health Authority reports nearly 90,000 Oregonians have moderate to severe gambling problems.  Kaiser Permanente Northwest psychiatrist Dr. Eric Tran says tre...

The Oregon Health Authority wants you to check your home for a potentially cancer-causing gas.  Radon can build up in your home and you'd never know it.  The OHA’s Brett Sherry says it's invisible and doesn't smell.   "Radon is a natu...

This is open enrollment season for health care plans.  Amy Coven, with the Oregon Health Authority, said Marketplace health insurance is for people who can't get it elsewhere.   "Open enrollment is for anyone who needs health coverage.  Typically, f...

The first case of bird flu found in a pig appears to be here in the Northwest.  State health officials say a pig was infected with bird flu at a Central Oregon farm where the virus was detected in ducks and geese last week.  State Veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz says f...

It's looking more and more likely that COVID vaccinations will be similar to flu shots.  Oregon State Health Officer Dr. Dean Sidelinger said the COVID vaccines are effective.   "The current COVID-19 bivalent booster that we got, it seems to be holding up and offering effective protection against severe disease and death."   Side...

Oregon lawmakers are considering whether to bring the healthcare marketplace under state control, instead of healthcare.gov.  Oregonians who don't get health insurance from an employer and aren't eligible for the Oregon Health Plan can buy insurance through the federal website Healthcare.gov.  Chi...

The Oregon Health Authority urges people to test their homes for a deadly gas this month.  It’s the second leading cause of lung cancer behind smoking, and it’s tasteless, odorless and invisible.   “Radon is something that comes from the ground, it’s from geology," noted Jara Popinga.  "It’s a breakdown of uranium rock; ...