/health-and-medicine Health and Medicine en-US Copyright Fri, 09 May 2025 13:44:45 GMT /education/2025-05-09/california-promised-to-boost-mental-health-in-schools-why-one-key-program-is-behind-schedule Only 14 school districts and county offices of education have begun billing for behavioral health services under the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative Fee Schedule Program, according to state health officials. Fri, 09 May 2025 13:44:45 GMT /education/2025-05-09/california-promised-to-boost-mental-health-in-schools-why-one-key-program-is-behind-schedule Ana B. Ibarra /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-05-08/fri-9-am-namiwalks-southern-oregon-is-taking-place-in-medford-on-may-17 Host Andra Hollenbeck and her guests talk about the upcoming NAMIWalks Southern Oregon event taking place on May 17. Thu, 08 May 2025 17:52:10 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-05-08/fri-9-am-namiwalks-southern-oregon-is-taking-place-in-medford-on-may-17 Andra Hollenbeck /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-05-07/thurs-9am-helping-the-rogue-valleys-elderly-amid-uncertainty-and-federal-funding-cuts The Area Agency on Aging in the Rogue Valley manages a number of programs that support care for the region's most vulnerable elderly population. Wed, 07 May 2025 19:53:08 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-05-07/thurs-9am-helping-the-rogue-valleys-elderly-amid-uncertainty-and-federal-funding-cuts Mike Green, Natalie Golay /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-05-06/weds-9am-whats-the-impact-of-proposed-federal-medicaid-cuts-in-shasta-county Brandon Thornock, CEO of Shasta Community healthcare, joins the Exchange to discuss. Tue, 06 May 2025 18:32:53 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-05-06/weds-9am-whats-the-impact-of-proposed-federal-medicaid-cuts-in-shasta-county Mike Green, Natalie Golay /health-and-medicine/2025-05-06/covered-california-pushes-for-better-health-care-as-federal-spending-cuts-loom Faced with potential federal spending cuts that threaten health coverage and falling childhood vaccination rates, Monica Soni, the chief medical officer of Covered California, has a lot on her plate — and on her mind. Tue, 06 May 2025 13:34:57 GMT /health-and-medicine/2025-05-06/covered-california-pushes-for-better-health-care-as-federal-spending-cuts-loom Bernard Wolfson /health-and-medicine/2025-05-01/oregon-hospitals-bleak-financials-leaves-them-vulnerable-to-tariffs-proposed-medicaid-cuts Nearly half of Oregon’s hospitals lost money on day-to-day operations last year, according to a new 2024 financial report from the Hospital Association of Oregon. Thu, 01 May 2025 22:45:20 GMT /health-and-medicine/2025-05-01/oregon-hospitals-bleak-financials-leaves-them-vulnerable-to-tariffs-proposed-medicaid-cuts Amelia Templeton /health-and-medicine/2025-04-29/a-new-resource-for-those-in-recovery-in-southern-oregon-recovery-cafe-grants-pass People in recovery in Southern Oregon now have a new option for support: a recovery cafe opening in Grants Pass. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:53:20 GMT /health-and-medicine/2025-04-29/a-new-resource-for-those-in-recovery-in-southern-oregon-recovery-cafe-grants-pass Jane Vaughan /health-and-medicine/2025-04-28/oregon-hospitals-house-mentally-ill-for-long-periods-dashboard-shows New state website supports longstanding complaints that hospitals have become a stopgap for holes in the Oregon mental health system. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:07:43 GMT /health-and-medicine/2025-04-28/oregon-hospitals-house-mentally-ill-for-long-periods-dashboard-shows Jake Thomas /health-and-medicine/2025-04-24/biden-let-california-get-creative-with-medicaid-spending-trump-is-signaling-that-may-end California uses Medicaid to pay for a range of nontraditional health care services, including housing. The Trump administration wants to scale back those programs. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 23:08:21 GMT /health-and-medicine/2025-04-24/biden-let-california-get-creative-with-medicaid-spending-trump-is-signaling-that-may-end Kristen Hwang /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-04-22/weds-9am-the-state-of-recovery-high-schools-in-oregon-for-teens-with-substance-abuse-problems JPR’s Jane Vaughan recently spoke with Sandy Stack about the need for more recovery high schools and what might happen to the project after proposed budget cuts. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:52:39 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-04-22/weds-9am-the-state-of-recovery-high-schools-in-oregon-for-teens-with-substance-abuse-problems Mike Green, Natalie Golay