nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 1TXN|||Oregon Hospitals Didn't Have Shortages. So Why Were People With Disabilities Denied Care?||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The fight to save the life of one woman reveals a grim pattern: In Oregon, people with disabilities were denied health care during the pandemic, even without a shortage of ventilators or other care.

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Oregon Hospitals Didn't Have Shortages. So Why Were People With Disabilities Denied Care?

The fight to save the life of one woman reveals a grim pattern: In Oregon, people with disabilities were denied health care during the pandemic, even without a shortage of ventilators or other care.