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Health departments in the tri-county region around Portland are contemplating layoffs or job cuts for dozens of employees serving people with severe mental illness due to funding cuts by the Oregon Health Plan that serves low-income people.
CareOregon, the nonprofit that oversees behavioral health in the region, informed the three counties last week that it is terminating contracts as of Dec. 31. County officials told The Lund Report that, combined, the contracts are worth more than $14 million a year…