Amelia Templeton
Oregon Public BroadcastingAmelia Templeton is a multimedia reporter and producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting, a JPR news partner. She was previously a reporter for EarthFix, an award-winning public media project covering the environment in the Northwest. Her reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.
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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Programs like SNAP and Medicaid are facing hundreds of millions of dollars in funding cuts. It’s unclear how state leaders will fill the gap. -
The cuts are just the beginning. The hole in the state’s budget will double as federal funding phases out over time. -
While the nonprofit is negotiating with a national carrier over the operation of its Medicare Advantage plan, a majority of its health insurance business will wind down by 2027. -
The decision comes amid changes at the federal level. The Food and Drug Administration recently authorized the sale some fruit-flavored tobacco for adult use. -
The situation in Oregon is not yet on par with major outbreaks in states like Utah and South Carolina. But state health officials say they are worried about cases that are going unreported, and about the spread of the virus to schools and urgent care clinics this week. -
Oregon is the first state to require nonprofit hospitals to figure out if a patient qualifies for free or discounted care before billing them. But a law recently signed by the governor cut hospitals a big break on that rule. -
The state hasn’t seen a major measles outbreak yet. But it may only be a matter of time. -
The lawsuit asks the court to void the deal, and block the company, ApolloMD, from operating in Oregon. -
In an internal email to staff, Chief Financial Officer Greg Hoffman said the organization’s top priority is “continuity and stability.”
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A bill that requires some health insurance companies to provide free exams and tests to diagnose cervical cancer has passed both chambers in the Oregon legislature. -
The bill would require health care facilities to monitor federal immigration officers and exclude them in some situations. -
One of the potential statewide measures vying for the November ballot is calling it quits.
