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Amazon's purchase of clinics in Oregon must undergo state review. Pictured, an Amazon Prime Air Boeing 737-800(BCF) freighter on final approach to JFK Airport./Photo by Adam Moreira (AEMoreira042281)/Wikimedia Creative Commons

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Amazon’s Proposal To Buy Large Medical Clinic System Faces Oregon Review

The $3.9 billion deal includes five One Medical clinics in the Portland metro area.

By: Christian Wihtol

Dec 1 2022

Oregon Health Authority Bringing In Dozens Of Contract Nurses For Children’s Hospitals

The Oregon Health Authority is bringing in 112 out-of-state registered nurses and respiratory therapists to help the state’s two largest children’s hospitals.

By: Ben Botkin

Dec 3 2022

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Financials Work For Low-Income ‘Bridge’ Health Plan, State Panel Says

The new plan is meant to maintain coverage gains from the pandemic, but its low reimbursement rates may be a problem.

By: Jake Thomas

Dec 1 2022

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West Linn Police Records Answer Some Questions, Raise Others About Doctor Sex Abuse Investigation

Pamplin Media Group recently obtained parts of the police report and emails from the investigation of the ex-doctor accused of rampant sex abuse.

By: Holly Bartholomew

Dec 1 2022

Oregon Faces Spike In Monkeypox Infections

The surge in cases connected with the epidemic had appeared to be fading, but 19 new infections have been reported over the past two weeks.

By: Lynne Terry

Dec 1 2022

As respiratory illnesses cause increasing strain on hospitals in Oregon and Washington, Peacehealth officials are telling people not to come to the emergency room at Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver if at all possible./Courtesy photo

PeaceHealth Officials Urge Patients To Avoid ER In Vancouver As Oregon Officials Issue New Alert

As hospitals in Oregon and Washington cope with a new capacity crisis fueled by respiratory illnesses, Oregon officials are urging new precautions.

By: Tom Henderson

Nov 23 2022

When Malpractice Occurs At Community Health Centers, Taxpayers Pay

Payouts from 2018 to 2021 totaled $410 million, with none of the health centers or doctors involved paying anything.

By: Phil Galewitz and Bram Sable-Smith

Dec 1 2022

Racial Disparities In Lung Cancer Start With Research

Researchers are concerned about the lack of diverse representation in the clinical studies.

By: Melba Newsome

Dec 1 2022

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Former Salem Health Official Claims Retaliation

Dr. Jefferson Loa had glowing reviews until he began following up on concerns that some doctors were neglecting patient care.

By: Nick Budnick

Nov 29 2022

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Nurses Union Wants Criminal Probe Over Providence’s Faulty Paycheck System

A spokesperson for Multnomah County noted that the office typically does not do investigations, instead filing charges based on other agencies' investigative work.

By: Jake Thomas

Nov 28 2022

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Opinion: Oregon’s Coverage Plan Should Go Further For More People

Advocates for affordable health care say the state’s plan for expanding Medicaid should include similar coverage for all Oregonians.

By: Maribeth Guarino and Carly Hood-Ronick

Nov 29 2022

After a Stillbirth, an Autopsy Can Provide Answers. Too Few of Them Are Being Performed

For Dr. Karen Gibbins, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Oregon Health & Science University, her son’s death in her 27th week of pregnancy sparked questions only an autopsy could answer.

By: Duaa Eldeib of Propublica

Nov 29 2022

Endgame: How The Visionary Hospice Movement Became A For-Profit Hustle

For-profit companies can exploit the way Medicare has designed the hospice benefit, which rewards providers for recruiting patients who aren’t imminently dying.

By: Ava Kofman of ProPublica

Nov 29 2022

Long-Running Case Involving Defendants And The Oregon State Hospital Back In Court

District attorneys are unhappy with a judge's order to discharge Oregon State Hospital patients within a certain timeline, as are hospitals that treat people for psychiatric conditions.

By: Ben Botkin

Nov 23 2022

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Logistics, Speaker Likely To Eliminate House Behavioral Health Care Committee

Oregon state Rep. Rob Nosse had opposed the move, but behavioral health care bills will likely be heard by the House Health Care Committee instead.

By: Aurora Biggers

Nov 22 2022

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Recall Effort Against Coos Bay Hospital Board Members Fails For Lack Of Signatures

An attempt by nurses and food workers unions to recall two board members of a two coastal health district has come to end — for now.

By: Christian Wihtol

Nov 22 2022

OHSU Shifts To Emergency Mode Amid Rise In Serious Pediatric Cases

OHSU says it has no more pediatric ICU beds available and is formally shifting to what’s known as crisis standards of care mode.

By: Amelia Templeton

Nov 22 2022

Schools, Sheriffs, And Syringes: State Plans Vary For Spending $26B In Opioid Settlement Funds

Funds from a national settement are creating an unprecedented opportunity to make progress against an epidemic that has ravaged America for three decades, experts say — but also strife.

By: Aneri Pattani

Nov 22 2022

As STDs Proliferate, Companies Rush To Market At-Home Test Kits. But Are They Reliable?

The Food and Drug Administration hasn’t approved STD test kits for use outside a medical setting, but their at-home use is growing dramatically.

By: Liz Szabo

Nov 22 2022

Audits — Hidden Until Now — Reveal Millions In Medicare Advantage Overcharges

Government audits uncovered about $12 million in net overpayments for the care of 18,090 patients sampled, though the actual losses to taxpayers are likely much higher.

By: Fred Schulte and Holly Hacker

Nov 22 2022

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Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen Submits Resignation

Allen, who steadied the agency after high-profile controversies, will step down Jan. 9, 2023. State Behavioral Health Director Steve Allen is also resigning.

By: Nick Budnick

Nov 17 2022

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Multnomah County’s Behavioral Health Resource Center Opens Dec. 5

It’s the first part of a five-story resource center for people living outside with mental health and addiction issues to begin operating.

By: Emily Green

Nov 17 2022

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Amazon’s Proposal To Buy Large Medical Clinic System Faces Oregon Review

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Oregon Health Authority Bringing In Dozens Of Contract Nurses For Children’s Hospitals

Financials Work For Low-Income ‘Bridge’ Health Plan, State Panel Says

West Linn Police Records Answer Some Questions, Raise Others About Doctor Sex Abuse Investigation

Oregon Faces Spike In Monkeypox Infections

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PeaceHealth Officials Urge Patients To Avoid ER In Vancouver As Oregon Officials Issue New Alert

When Malpractice Occurs At Community Health Centers, Taxpayers Pay

Racial Disparities In Lung Cancer Start With Research

Former Salem Health Official Claims Retaliation

Nurses Union Wants Criminal Probe Over Providence’s Faulty Paycheck System

Opinion: Oregon’s Coverage Plan Should Go Further For More People

After a Stillbirth, an Autopsy Can Provide Answers. Too Few of Them Are Being Performed

Endgame: How The Visionary Hospice Movement Became A For-Profit Hustle

Long-Running Case Involving Defendants And The Oregon State Hospital Back In Court

Logistics, Speaker Likely To Eliminate House Behavioral Health Care Committee

Recall Effort Against Coos Bay Hospital Board Members Fails For Lack Of Signatures

OHSU Shifts To Emergency Mode Amid Rise In Serious Pediatric Cases

Schools, Sheriffs, And Syringes: State Plans Vary For Spending $26B In Opioid Settlement Funds

As STDs Proliferate, Companies Rush To Market At-Home Test Kits. But Are They Reliable?

Audits — Hidden Until Now — Reveal Millions In Medicare Advantage Overcharges

Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen Submits Resignation

Multnomah County’s Behavioral Health Resource Center Opens Dec. 5

At-Risk Oregonians Can Obtain Free COVID Medication At Home

Health Harms Of Mass Shootings Ripple Across Communities

What Will UnitedHealth’s New Trove Of Claims Data Mean For Consumers?

Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care

Multnomah County Employee Claims Retaliation Over Measure 110 Funding Denial

Kids’ COVID-19 Booster Shots Hard To Find In Oregon