Medicaid Integrity: Oregon’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit says it has secured multiple enforcement actions, including convictions tied to non-emergency medical transportation billing for rides allegedly never provided and even claims tied to people who had died. State Audit: Oregon’s Secretary of State audit found 645 duplicate IDs at the Oregon Health Authority, linked to about $4.1 million in overpayments and a risk to federal funding if fixes lag. Housing + Behavioral Health: OHCS and OHA selected Gant Gardens, a 66-home Clackamas County project, as the first intensive permanent supportive housing pilot pairing deeply affordable homes with around-the-clock behavioral health support. Vaccines: A new commentary argues Oregon policy is driving low childhood vaccination rates, pointing to record-high non-medical exemptions. Workforce Pressure: SEIU 503 authorized a strike across all seven Oregon public universities starting Sept. 28, citing unresolved bargaining over pay, health insurance costs, and parking. Care Access + Rights: AG Dan Rayfield says a judge rejected the Trump administration’s latest attempt to narrow an Oregon-led ruling protecting families’ access to gender-affirming care for minors. Food Safety: FDA issued a Class III recall of loose-leaf teas from Coquille, Oregon-based Wild Coast Brew due to an “unsafe food additive” claim involving ashwagandha. Corporate Medicine Fight: Oregon lawmakers’ push against corporate control of medicine is getting a federal version, with a bill introduced by Rep. Val Hoyle and Sens. Merkley and Wyden.