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Bridget Barton On Health Care

The Republican candidate for governor says if elected, she’ll work to “repeal the section of Measure 110 that legalized hard drugs.”

Apr 23, 2022
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George Carrillo on Health Care

The Democratic candidate for governor says he would push for a Medicare for All, single-payer, health insurance program.

Apr 23, 2022
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Betsy Johnson on Health Care

The unaffiliated candidate for Oregon governor says she’ll “look beyond ideology and partisan divides and take the best ideas from both parties.”

Apr 23, 2022
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Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood, July 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

To Restore Profitability, OHSU Seeks To Curb Pace Of Jobs Growth

The institution needs to be more selective in where it adds new jobs so it can continue its mission to be a “national-scale” hospital, the board is told.

Apr 21, 2022
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A critical care nurse at OHSU receives a vaccine during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. | COURTESY OHSU

Oregon Needs More Financial Aid For Nursing Students And More Educators, Experts Say

Apr 21, 2022

Nurses play crucial roles in health care — both in critical care situations and in routine preventive care./Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle

Oregon Medical Providers Rely On Diminishing Number Of Out-Of-State Nurses, Study Finds

Rural communities that are especially dependent on bringing in nurses are at risk of facing severe shortages, the research says.

Apr 21, 2022

THIS OREGON MEDICAL GROUP CLINIC IN EUGENE IS ONE OF SEVERAL PRIMARY CARE BUSINESSES BOUGHT IN OREGON BY UNITEDHEALTH'S OPTUM HEALTH DIVISION.

Insurance Giant UnitedHealth Expands Into Oregon Primary Care

The insurer buys two Oregon networks, adding to the corporation’s roster of 1,500 clinics nationwide.

Apr 21, 2022
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Masking Still Urged On Public Transit, Multnomah County Says

The recommendation comes after a federal judge struck down the public transportation masking rule.

Apr 21, 2022
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The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Former Oregon Health Authority Employee Indicted In COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

Prosecutors allege the former employee set up a sham company that received nearly $1.5 million in fraudulent COVID-19 relief payments.

Apr 20, 2022

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in southwest Portland. | M.O. STEVENS/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Nurses At A Providence Hospital Plan To Vote For Possible Strike

The vote would give nurses at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center the ability to go on strike but not require it.

Apr 19, 2022
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