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The Oregon Health Authority is facing mounting questions about whether vulnerable Oregonians receive the mental health care they need.
For the first time in more than four years, the Oregon State Hospital is in compliance with a federal order that requires the psychiatric institution to admit certain patients within
Federal auditors have flagged problems in the Oregon Health Authority’s oversight of mental health grants, including the potential misappropriation of more than half a million dollars. Their review, obtained by
An audit shows the state approved the use of federal funds for the expansion of a facility, which is not allowed.
Funding for drug treatment centers in Oregon, financed by the state's pioneering drug decriminalization policy, stood at over a quarter-billion dollars Friday as officials called for closer monitoring of where the money goes.