Amelia Templeton
Oregon Public BroadcastingAmelia Templeton is a multimedia reporter and producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting, covering Portland city hall, justice and local news. She was previously a reporter for EarthFix, an award-winning public media project covering the environment in the Northwest.
Amelia has been producing radio since 2004, when she contributed to a student radio podcast of stories from the war in Iraq. Amelia has also worked as a freelance journalist for NPR, American Public Media's Marketplace, and CBS News. From 2007 to 2009 she was a Refugee Policy Analyst with Human Rights First in Washington, D.C.
She has a degree in history from Swarthmore College.
Amelia enjoys hiking, exploring the Northwest, and raising chickens in her backyard.
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OHSU relies heavily on a single supplier, Baxter International, which suffered major damage to a critical North Carolina factory in Hurricane Helene. -
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Oregon has the second fewest retail pharmacies per capita in the nation 鈥� with poorer access to pharmacies than any state except Alaska, according to a new analysis by the Associated Press. -
A federal investigation found the hospital failed to keep patients safe from assault. Investigators documented a choking attack, injuries and sexual assaults. -
Experts say the Opill will help young people, those who can鈥檛 regularly see a health care provider, and women whose prescriptions run out. -
The hack has leaders in health care considering the risks posed by consolidation and vertical integration in the health care industry. -
Research led by Oregon Health & Science University finds that half of the treatment facilities surveyed nationally required an up-front payment averaging more than $28,000, and only a few facilities provide free service to people on Medicaid. -
So far, more than 4,000 infants in Oregon have received Nirsevimab and will have some protection against severe RSV this winter, but many more are eligible and demand has outstripped supply. -
Hathi is New Jersey鈥檚 deputy health commissioner for public health services and the designated state health officer. The Oregon Health Authority has been without a permanent director for nearly a year. -
Hospitals were overwhelmed last winter by a surge in pediatric cases of RSV. Now a new monoclonal antibody shot could help, but price and supply issues are causing delays in getting it to infants. -
Pediatricians in Oregon expect to start receiving the first shipments of a new drug this week that reduces the risk of lung infections for infants. But children鈥檚 health experts are concerned that some babies are going to face obstacles to getting the new shot. -
The program is scheduled to launch in just 9 months. If approved, it will allow tens of thousands of people slated to lose Medicaid coverage to keep their free health care. But it is expected to drive premiums up for some others.
