State officials are offering free help enrolling in insurance to 1 million Oregonians who qualify for Medicare or buy health insurance on the federal marketplace.
Gov. Tina Kotek has appealed to the Biden administration to declare a disaster in Oregon to provide funding for ranchers, businesses and community members who suffered a historic fire season this year.
The price of individual and small business health insurance plans will jump again next year – and two by double digits that could leave people paying nearly $700 more a year for their monthly premiums.
In Oregon, nearly 15% of people who tested for COVID over the past week had the virus, according to the Oregon Health Authority’s latest data. That rate only takes into account the 1,515 tests the agency knows about – many people test at home – but it’s an indicator of viral spread and is a high rat
Minutes within the announcement that President Joe Biden was withdrawing from the presidential campaign, Democratic leaders in Oregon reacted to the news.
About two-thirds of the fire departments across Oregon – all smaller agencies – received up to $35,000 to hire more firefighters during the season, including the Banks Fire District.
