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Oregon Health & Science University researcher Jonah Sacha is a senior co-author of a study published in the journal Nature Communications on an experimental flu vaccine designed to protect against all variants of the virus.
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Patients who contract measles, a highly contagious disease, develop a skin rash.
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Caitlyn Mai underwent cochlear implant surgery with her insurer’s approval, expecting it would be covered in full. Then she started getting bills for $139,000. Health providers often send bills for covered care as they haggle with insurers over reimbursement. It’s stressful and annoying — but legal.
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The Oregon Health Authority in Salem.
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Insurers have joined with HealthSherpa, the largest private sector enrollment site used by brokers signing people up for Affordable Care Act coverage through the federal marketplace, in an effort to thwart an ongoing problem of unauthorized ACA sign-ups.
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Dr. Naomi Adeline-Biggs has been named to lead the state public health division at the Oregon Health Authority.