The Oregon Health Authority paid Metro $57,702 for conference room catering services. While meetings and events may serve legitimate purposes, the amount appears high for catering and raises questions about the scale or frequency of events being funded with taxpayer dollars.
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$1.9B
Oregon Health Authority Awards $1.86 Billion to Linn County
Oregon Health Authority
The Oregon Health Authority awarded an eye-popping $1.86 billion to Linn County for mental health and addiction services over just two years. This appears to be a data error, as the amount equals roughly half of Oregon's entire annual budget going to a single county with 130,000 residents.
$7K
M110 Hotline Cost $7,000 Per Call
Oregon Health Authority
Auditors found that Oregon Health Authority's original M110 hotline contract cost approximately $7,000 per call due to extremely low call volume. The hotline was created despite existing state-funded behavioral health hotlines that already provided similar services.
$47.7M
Oregon Health Authority Spent $47.7M on 'Safe Strong' PR Campaign
Oregon Health Authority
The Oregon Health Authority paid nearly $48 million to Brink Communications for a 'Safe Strong Campaign Phase III' over two years. The vague description raises questions about what specific services justified this massive spending on what appears to be a public relations campaign.