The amount paid in deductibles by patients each year is increasing and is growing faster than the amount paid in co-insurance and copays.
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A state report finds that Oregonians saw deductible expenses grow 31.9% over seven years as companies increasingly offer thinner coverage that shifts costs, risks to employees
May 2
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Oregon Health & Science University Marquam Hill campus in Portland.
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Latest step for research workers at Oregon Health & Science University follows years of organizing; the number of union contracts at the institution could soon grow from six to nine
Managers said condoms were distributed to patients for ‘self-care,’ but failed to appropriately protect against sexual assaults and attack, inspectors found
Portland-based hospital system agrees to obey state shift break rules, says state labor agency
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Ralph Magrish, executive director of the Oregon Prescription Drug Affordability Board, said the pharmaceutical industry is spreading misinformation about proposed price caps at the board's April 17, 2024 meeting.
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The pharmaceutical industry and patient groups are opposing a price cap proposal headed for lawmakers, prompting a prominent state staffer to speak out
Apr 30
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023.
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Amid a primary care shortage, a Eugene lawmaker and others want the health care giant to stop enforcing contracts that prevent doctors from providing care in the area after they quit
Apr 25
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A critical care nurse at OHSU receives a vaccine during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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