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A peek at big pharma’s playbook that leaves many Americans unable to afford their drugs

Patents to extend monopolies, manufacturers agreements to use expensive branded drugs in combination pills and other tactics are costing U.S. consumers

Aug 22, 2023

Rick Tarleton (right), who leads a team of researchers at the University of Georgia that has developed a promising new drug for the treatment of Chagas disease, with researcher Angel Padilla. | PAULA ANDALO/KFF HEALTH NEWS

Doctors advocate fresh efforts to combat Chagas disease, a silent killer

Chagas, which is caused by a parasite and can develop for decades before causing symptoms, is increasingly present in the U.S., where it often goes unrecognized

Aug 22, 2023

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Why doctors spend millions on fees that could be spent on providing care

Fees that insurers charge doctors for digital payments likely add up to billions of dollars that could be spent on care but instead are going to insurers and middlemen

Aug 22, 2023

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In proposed OHSU-Legacy deal, each side attracted by other’s strengths

Joining financial clout with feeder hospitals and clinics, the business thinking behind merging is clear — even if the effect on patients and the public is not

Aug 22, 2023
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Oregon should improve oversight of insurers’ prescription drug program managers, auditors say

Other states better protect patients and pharmacies from the practices of pharmacy benefit managers, known as PBMs, auditors found

Aug 21, 2023

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Dana Hittle, the top manager overseeing the Oregon Health Plan, has given notice

Oregon's Medicaid director oversees care for more than 1 million low-income Oregonians. It's considered among the most challenging and important posts at the Oregon Health Authority.

Aug 18, 2023
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A room inside the Recovery Works NW's new withdrawal management facility on Southeast Foster Road in Portland, Ore. Most rooms are limited to two beds. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

First Measure 110-funded detox opens, will focus on fentanyl and alcohol

Recovery Works Northwest has opened a medical withdrawal management facility in Portland that has 16 beds and will serve Multnomah and Clackamas counties

Aug 18, 2023
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Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood, July 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Possible strike looms as OHSU, nurses union negotiations hit impasse

Both sides say they want to avoid a strike. The union recently touted big concessions following a strike against a different health system.

Aug 17, 2023
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The emergency department at Legacy Good Samaritan hospital in Portland on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Legacy directs nurses, ED staff to act as security, pat down patients

The new directive, following the recent fatal shooting of a security guard, sparked outrage among staff who say it will endanger them

Aug 17, 2023
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U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden responds to a question at a town hall meeting Wednesday, Aug. 16, at Broadway Rose Theater Company in Tigard. | PETER WONG/©PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP REPUBLISHED HERE WITH PERMISSION

Wyden criticizes court ruling limiting access to abortion drug

The U.S. senator from Oregon pledged to fight against the decision, which he said walks back the rights of millions of Americans

Aug 17, 2023
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