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Free Care at Oregon Hospitals Tops the Charts

Reducing costs and freezing pay was the only saving grace in a year that tested Oregon hospitals financially
December 8, 2010 -- Oregon hospitals provided more than $1.1 billion in uncompensated care in 2009, close to 14 percent more than the year before and the highest amount ever for the state’s 57 acute care facilities, based on the latest financial figures released this week by the Oregon Office for Health Policy and Research. Read More >>

Hospital Profits Slumped, Charges Held Steady

Oregon hospitals felt a financial slump last year but patients wouldn't know it to judge by their bills
December 17, 2009 -- An investigation by The Lund Report shows that even though Oregon's 57 hospitals earned more than 50 percent less profit last year, they still collected more than 8 percent greater revenue than the year before, which meant everyone -- including insurers -- paid more for their services. Read More >>
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