Amelia Templeton
Amelia Templeton is OPB’s health reporter. She’s reported for OPB since 2010. Her beats in the past have included Portland City Hall, housing and homelessness, and public lands.
Amelia’s reporting has taken listeners inside of some of the biggest news stories in Oregon. She's documented a day in the state's busiest emergency room at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, reported on life in homeless camps along Portland's Springwater Trail, and reported from the field during the Bundy family’s occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
She received the 2013 Sigma Delta Chi award for investigative radio for a story about public safety failures in Josephine County and an Edward R. Murrow Award for her work on the "Oregon Field Guide" documentary "Glacier Caves: Mount Hood’s Hidden World."
Amelia has been producing radio since 2004, when she contributed to a student radio podcast of stories from the war in Iraq. She has a degree in history from Swarthmore College. She serves on the board of trustees of Catlin Gabel School.
Latest Stories
Advisory group recommends the state block OHSU’s plan to acquire Legacy Health
Citing concerns that the deal could increase out-of-pocket health care costs and reduce choices, five Oregonians charged with representing the public’s interest have recommended state regulators reject a deal between OHSU and Legacy Health.
Over 80% of Oregonians kept full Medicaid benefits after pandemic protections expired, state says
Oregon is among the top five states in the nation that maintained high rates of government-funded health coverage over the past two years.
Animal research opponents ask DOGE to cut funding for Oregon National Primate Research Center
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, an advocacy group, says alcohol and cannabis experiments harm monkeys, without adding significantly to scientific knowledge. OHSU and its researchers say animal models are still necessary when other models and observational studies of humans fall short.
Oregon’s health services impacted by nearly $120M in federal cuts to COVID-era grants
The Oregon Health Authority said the Trump administration has canceled roughly $117 million in COVID-era grants.
‘The Evergreen’: OPB journalists help us make sense of federal government changes
We take a tour of OPB’s newsroom and hear from reporters covering politics, climate, health, business and more about what federal policy changes mean for people in the Northwest.
Oregon’s legislature passes Medicaid tax extension in bipartisan vote
The Republican Senate minority leader said the tax burdens school districts and small employers, while conceding it is critical to pay for the health care of 1.5 million Oregonians.
Animal rights groups aim to make monkey research a sticking point in OHSU’s plan to buy Legacy Health
OHSU says the center does “critically relevant” research into life-threatening diseases and developing treatments.
Cost of health care gets little airtime during OHSU/Legacy Health merger hearing
Top executives from OHSU and Legacy Health gave testimony under oath Tuesday to an advisory board charged with reviewing whether OHSU buying its chief competitor is in the interest of Oregonians.
6 Republicans join Democrats, pass Medicaid funding bill in the Oregon House
Without legislative action, taxes that fund Medicaid will sunset in the next two years, leaving a hole in the state’s budget.
'OPB Politics Now': ‘What’s the plan?’ Oregonians push back, ask questions at town halls
The Trump administration's federal job cuts, led by Elon Musk and DOGE, were a main topic at town halls in Oregon.