Mental health leader outlines looming funding cuts, access gaps in rural Oregon

27/08/2025 48 min
Mental health leader outlines looming funding cuts, access gaps in rural Oregon

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Episode Synopsis

In a wide-ranging conversation on the CCCNews Podcast, Mid-Columbia Center for Living Executive Director Al Barton warned that looming changes to Medicaid could leave rural Oregonians with fewer behavioral health services — even as demand continues to grow.

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