It was a year in which the health care community had hoped to recuperate. Instead, Oregon and southwest Washington saw major changes affecting workers, patients, insurers, state officials and health systems.
Dec 21, 2023
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Providence Portland Medical Center.
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With more withdrawals on the horizon, some health leaders say it’s time to curb the flow of profits being pulled out of the state’s health program for low-income Oregonians
Influential health leader says the Oregon nonprofit's absorption by a California Medicare insurer would undermine care for low-income people. Leadership of the two entities say the critics are off-base.
Dec 14, 2023
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OHSU will lay off some employees and 'lease’ physicians to Spring Fertility when the private equity—backed firm opens a new facility in Northwest Portland, potentially meaning a smaller waitlist for would-be parents
Advisory committee says Oregon should reject the absorption of the low-income care provider by a California entity unless clear information is provided
Dec 6, 2023
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The tentative plan would constitute a major reshaping of Oregon’s health care landscape if approved by regulators. The two sides are running a month or more behind as they work on details.
Dec 5, 2023
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Providence Portland Medical Center.
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The Oregon Health Plan provider, which would send $120 million to a merged California nonprofit under the deal, wants the state to wrap up a process nearing the 12-month mark — even as opposition mounts