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Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Sean Murphy picked for top job at Oregon State Hospital Premium

Murphy, a top Washington state behavioral health official, has agreed to take over as superintendent of the state psychiatric institution, ending a period of more than two years in which the hospital lacked a permanent leader

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Lawmakers on Wednesday heard from mental health advocates who say Oregonians’ mental health needs won’t be met until a law allowing involuntary treatment is put to work.

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Willamette Valley Medical Center, UnitedHealthcare may be close on contract Premium

About 4,000 Medicare Advantage members have been subjected to alarming warnings about potentially losing coverage of their providers, but a spokesperson for the Yamhill County hospital suggests a deal may be near

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State Health Policy

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Oregon lags many states in passing infertility coverage but lawmakers not giving up

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Nurses blast state approval of Providence spinoff of home health and hospice to for-profit

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Members of a state universal health board split as deadline nears

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Florida-based bid to take over Housecall Providers under state review

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Oregon health care providers decry use of AI to ‘downcode’ bills

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Oregon justice officials announce new Medicaid fraud case, two convictions

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Behavioral Health

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Oregon’s new civil commitment law is slow to spark change

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Oregon State Hospital close to meeting terms in civil rights case

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Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Judge’s curb on admissions should reduce state hospital contempt fines

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Health Equity

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Oregon dental shortages leave gaps in access to care

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THE COMMONWEALTH FUND

Health care lags for Black, Hispanic and Native American Oregonians

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Bill to curb immigration enforcement at hospitals sparks mixed response

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Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford in June, 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Feds find Asante violated labor law

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Oregon nurses union continues to boost membership, clout

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Small Doses: Oregon’s top health official calls for postpartum care reform

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Opinion

Opinion: Primary care access in Portland is worse than you think

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Opinion: Eulogy for a medical home

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Opinion: Hospitals’ deregulation push is misplaced

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Caregivers

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Kathie Hightower in her home in Nehalem. When her husband was dying of a rare form of cancer, community support helped her get through the challenges. She's one of a group of volunteers training to do end-of-life caregiving in Oregon's rural coastal communities. | RACHEL MILLER-HOWARD/THE LUND REPORT

As rural Oregon ages, communities turn to volunteers for death care

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Oregon doctor convicted in fatal hit-and-run was already under medical board investigation

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Oregon’s U.S. senators demand answers from Trump administration over leak of providers’ personal data

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SW Washington

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Child abuse charges spark firings at Kaiser, PeaceHealth

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Nurses represented by the Washington State Nurses Association picket outside PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver on April 18, 2024. The picket came during difficult contract negotiations between the nurses and hospital management. | COURTESY/WASHINGTON STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION

PeaceHealth nurses in Vancouver win boost in pay but not staffing

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PeaceHealth, Vancouver - Medical Center Physician's Building. | COURTESY PEACEHEALTH

Vancouver nurses eye Oregon’s new hospital staffing law

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Oregon Health Plan

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Panelists discuss the upcoming Medicaid changes at the Oregon Health Forum on June 9, 2026. | NICK BUDNICK/THE LUND REPORT

Pandemic response holds lessons as Medicaid work rules approach

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Gov. Tina Kotek speaks to reporters at a press event in April 2023 in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon health officials scramble to meet deadline on Medicaid work rules

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New Medicaid work requirements could undermine care for Oregon’s most vulnerable

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Aging

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Sleep well to live longer, new OHSU study says

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It's time for Oregon seniors on Medicare Advantage to shop around

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Hillsboro residential facility hit with $12 million suit

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Rural Health

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Oregon gets federal boost to help stabilize maternity care in rural areas

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Oregon awarded $197 million for rural health, hospitals

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Oregon seeks $1 billion for rural health

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Children’s Health

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Sale of largest Oregon provider of pediatric in-home care to Texas company wins state approval

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What young Oregonians want adults to know about their mental health

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Oregon AI chatbot bill headed for Senate floor

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Gender Health

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For now, Supreme Court allows mailing of abortion pills after appeal by Oregon, other states

May 4

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Federal judge rules against Trump administration in gender-affirming care case

Apr 20

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Federal judge rules in favor of Right to Life on Oregon’s law mandating free abortions

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Public Health

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Heat wave expected to hit Oregon on Sunday

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Small Doses: Serious injuries, deaths from e-scooter use alarm Oregon health officials

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Oregon filing suit with other Democratic states against Trump administration’s vaccine rollback

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Access & Quality

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Oregonians' health insurance premiums slated to jump in January — again

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PacificSource layoffs coming as insurer leaves Montana, individual market

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THE LUND REPORT

Oregonians’ annual health premium costs jumped $1,800

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Drugs & Pharmacies

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Portland-based Legitscript asks federal judge to reconsider demand for 1.2 million documents

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Oregon push to shine a light on drugmakers' help to patients fails

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The Malhotra Lab team includes Dhanir Tailor, Sanjay Malhotra, Arpit Dheeraj and Carrsyn Haley. | COURTESY OF OHSU

OHSU study highlights potential new drug for aggressive breast cancer

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Housing & Poverty

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington, on Aug. 7, 2013. | RYTYHO USA/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

PeaceHealth to refund millions to low-income patients in Washington, but not Oregon

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Oregon hospitals’ reported 'community benefit' grew in 2021

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House passes bill to boost Oregon hospitals’ charity care

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Prison Health

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Oregon prison health care changes underway

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Clackamas jail care failures led to man’s death, suit claims

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Consultant vows to ‘zero in’ on Oregon prison care denials in wake of blistering report

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Environmental Health

Moss isn’t a likely source of lead exposure for humans. But researchers took samples from it in Portland neighborhoods to see how environmental lead levels vary across the region. | COURTESY/OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

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