CareOregon, the largest insurer of Medicaid patients in the state, is becoming part of the multistate, multi-billion-dollar Providence Health & Services system, under a proposal the two nonprofits announced Tuesday morning.
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Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced $2,425,319 in Quality Improvement Awards to 30 health centers in Oregon.
Aug 20 2019
Read the latest press releases from organizations around the state.
Aug 20 2019
Oregon is stepping away from a federal program that pays for millions of dollars worth of reproductive care for low-income women over a Trump administration rule that bars health care providers from referring women for abortions.
Aug 19 2019
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Oregon's largest commercial health insurers racked up solid profits through the first half of 2019, as they took advantage of a brief reprieve from an Affordable Care Act fee that has cost them millions of dollars in past years.
Aug 19 2019
Health officials are battling a new outbreak of measles in the Portland area.
Aug 19 2019
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A new poll indicates there is broad support in Oregon for universal health care, with many residents in favor of funding it with a tax.
Aug 17 2019
Clinical research funding continues to lag for the U.S. population of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, even though the nation’s largest biomedical funding agency has pledged to prioritize research on diverse populations, a new study from Oregon State University shows.
Aug 15 2019
The Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS) announced today that Becky Hultberg will become the organization’s new President and Chief Executive Officer when she assumes the position in December.
Aug 15 2019
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon has named Dr. James (Jim) Polo as its executive medical director. Dr.
Aug 15 2019