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Congressional megabill will slash Oregonians’ health coverage

The bill is expected to kick more than 200,000 Oregonians off of health insurance over time while hurting jobs and providers’ income. Many others will see their costs go up.

Jul 3
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A mother and son seek escape from war in Ukraine. The GOP intends to reduce benefits for most refugees and immigrants on humanitarian parole, including Afghans and Ukrainians who helped the United States in wars overseas and in return were promised a safety net in the United States. | SHAROMKA/SHUTTERSTOCK

Health care would be slashed even for immigrants with legal status under massive Senate bill

Cutting federal aid could also shutter some rural hospitals already in financial trouble

Jul 3

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Oregon psilocybin therapy clients tend to be wealthier, data suggests

Organizations across the state are working to reduce barriers for communities who can't afford the same access to treatment

Jul 3

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Legacy mismanaged retirement plan, new lawsuit claims

The class-action suit alleges the company made bad investments and inflated fees while the plan’s administrators profited — all at the expense of employees’ financial future

Jul 3
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Republican megabill will mean higher health costs for many Americans

In 40 states and Washington, D.C., some Medicaid enrollees will have to regularly file paperwork proving that they are working, volunteering, or attending school at least 80 hours a month, or that they qualify for an exemption, such as caring for a young child

Jul 3

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GOP governors mum as Congress prepares to slash Medicaid spending for their states

Republican governors were a potent political force against major health care cuts in the past, but this year have been largely silent as a massive budget cut bill will cut coverage for millions while threatening the finances of hospitals in their state

Jul 3

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Kitzhaber to Bentz: Preserve health care coverage

The former governor's expertise had been cited by the Oregon Republican, but the health care reformer says Bentz should withhold his vote and prevent deep cuts to the programs benefitting one in three Oregonians

Jul 3

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Oregon, 19 states sue Trump administration over sharing Medicaid data with immigration officials

The Trump administration gave Oregon until the end of July to release the personal information of Medicaid recipients and has shared similar information from other states with deportation officials

Jul 2
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The door to fight gender-affirming care bans isn’t closed, LGBTQ+ rights attorneys say

They say the Supreme Court’s opinion in U.S. v Skrmetti was narrower than it could have been — leaving an opportunity for refined legal strategy to navigate anti-trans laws

Jul 1

Brianna Henderson, a Texas mother of two, was diagnosed with an uncommon type of heart failure after having her second child and now uses a type of contraception that, according to CDC guidelines, won’t put her health at risk. As part of mass layoffs across the federal government this year, the Trump administration fired the team of CDC workers that developed those safety guidelines. | DESIREE RIOS FOR KFF HEALTH NEWS

HHS eliminates CDC staff who made sure birth control is safe for women at risk

The agency gutted the Division of Reproductive Health, where the team was housed, in a move that clinicians, advocacy groups, and fired workers say will endanger the health of women and their babies

Jul 1

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