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In Abortion Access Fight, Oregon’s Merger Law Is A Tool Unlike Any Other

Washington lawmakers want to emulate Oregon’s new health care merger law to preserve abortion access in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling.

By: Nick Budnick

Jun 28 2022

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Oregon Survey Highlights Stretched Nursing Workforce

Oregon nurses want their employers to provide more support, according to a new report.

By: Ben Botkin

Jul 5 2022

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Legislators Want To Strengthen Oregon Laws in Post-Roe v. Wade Era

A group of Oregon lawmakers and advocates is exploring ways to address the recent Supreme Court ruling, including additional protections for abortion and LGBTQ rights.

By: Ben Botkin

Jul 5 2022

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Q&A: Ken Provencher Retiring from PacificSource Health Plans

The CEO and president of PacificSource Health Plans is stepping down in March, the small Springfield-based insurer recently announced.

By: Nick Budnick

Jul 5 2022

Democratic Governors Call On Biden To Use Federal Facilities For Abortion Access

A group of Democratic governors urged President Joe Biden on Friday to use federal facilities to provide access to abortions, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade last week.

By: Jacob Fischler of Oregon Capital Chronicle

Jul 5 2022

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Meth Stabilization Center Planned For Portland

More than two years after Portland’s only sobering center closed, plans are gaining momentum for a place where people under the influence of meth can sober safely.

By: Emily Green

Jun 15 2022

How Much Health Insurers Pay For Almost Everything Is About To Go Public

As of July 1, health insurers and self-insured employers must post on websites just about every price they’ve negotiated with providers for health care services, item by item.

By: Julie Appleby of Kaiser Health News

Jul 5 2022

How Pfizer Won The Pandemic, Reaping Outsize Profit And Influence

Pfizer's success in developing COVID medicines has given the drugmaker unusual weight in determining U.S. health policy.

By: Arthur Allen of Kaiser Health News

Jul 5 2022

How To Get Rid Of Medical Debt — Or Avoid It In The First Place

Patients, consumer advocates, and researchers offered their hard-won insights on how to avoid or manage medical debt.

By: Yuki Noguchi of NPR News

Jul 5 2022

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Nurses At 2 Providence-Affiliated Hospitals Reach Tentative Agreements

The agreements come after a marathon 24-hour negotiating session between the nurses and Providence, as a planned July 11 strike loomed for Providence St. Vincent.

By: Ben Botkin

Jun 29 2022

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Report: Improvements Needed To Address Opioid Crisis

The Oregon Health Authority has only fully followed four of 12 recommendations to improve the state prescription drug monitoring program, auditors found.

By: Ben Botkin

Jun 29 2022

Credit Report Relief Ahead On Medical Debt

Credit bureaus plan to remove small medical bill collections from reports. Here’s how you can benefit.

By: Ben Botkin

Jun 30 2022

Native Americans, Middle-Aged Oregonians, Unvaccinated Most Affected By Long COVID, Survey Finds

Native Americans have been disproportionately affected by long COVID and have lower vaccination rates than the state average — while the state is severely undercounting cases, researchers say.

By: Lynne Terry of Oregon Capital Chronicle

Jun 30 2022

Three-Year Abortion Trends Vary Dramatically By State

A survey of every known facility providing abortions in the U.S. reveals wide variation in abortion trends among the states.

By: Phillip Reese of Kaiser Health News

Jun 30 2022

Alcohol-Related Deaths For Women Surge Compared With Men

The pandemic fueled an upswing in drinking in some groups, but the trend in heavier drinking among women, as well as related liver damage and other health effects, is not new.

By: Charlotte Huff of Public Health Watch

Jun 30 2022

Oregon Resources To Combat Heat Waves

Resources for residents, landlords and local government agencies to prepare for the next heat wave.

By: Ben Botkin

Jun 28 2022

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Workers Ink Contract At Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital

New agreement gives raises to 115 workers providing health care and services at Lincoln City hospital.

By: Ben Botkin

Jun 28 2022

One Year Since ‘Heat Dome,’ Portland Remembers Those Lost

Multnomah County officials also release final report on 2021′s heat-related deaths.

By: April Ehrlich of Oregon Public Broadcasting

Jun 28 2022

Supreme Court Abortion Decision: What Happens In Oregon?

Reproductive health care providers in Oregon have prepared for months for an influx of patients from states where doctors face prison time for providing abortions.

By: Julia Shumway and Lynne Terry of Oregon Capital Chronicle

Jun 24 2022