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TRISH YERGES, WHO LIVES IN UNION COUNTY, WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TWO TYPES OF CANCER LAST YEAR./COURTESY OF TRISH YERGES.

Cancer Patients In Eastern Oregon Face Complications

Trish Yerges, who was diagnosed with two types of cancer last year, had to travel more than 7,000 miles for specialty treatments that are commonplace in large metro areas like Portland.

Aug 30, 2018
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CareOregon is among 16 coordinated care organizations in Oregon serving Medicaid members. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

CEO of Oregon's Largest Medicaid Organization Resigns

Health Share said Janet Meyer will leave Sept. 4. She'll be replaced by Maggie Bennington-Davis, the organization's chief medical officer, while a national search is underway.

Aug 30, 2018

OHSU's Heart Transplant Team Collapses

All of the heart failure and transplant cardiologists at Oregon Health & Science University will be gone by the end of September.

Aug 30, 2018

OHSU Halts Oregon's Only Heart Transplant Program

The academic medical center has lost or is losing half its team of transplant specialists. The departures follow management shakeups at OHSU.

Aug 27, 2018

An AFSCME protest at Volunteers of America led to 10 arrests. But mental health workers did end up unionizing./Courtesy of AFSCME

Oregon Mental Health Sector Faces Push For Unionization

The latest campaign appears to be at Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare, one of the largest providers of mental health services to Medicaid clients in Oregon.

Aug 27, 2018
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McCain Hated The ACA But Also Saved It

Shortly after his cancer diagnosis, he thwarted the Republican party's attempt to overturn the Affordable Care Act.

Aug 27, 2018

The Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Roseburg. | MICHAEL SULLIVAN/THE NEWS-REVIEW

Briefly: Chief Of Surgery At Roseburg VA Resigns

Dr. Dinesh Ranjan had been found to have performed colonoscopies incorrectly and had allegedly bullied and retaliated against Veterans Affairs' employees.

Aug 24, 2018

Sherri and Thomas Croom have been foster parents to 27 children — from newborns to teenagers — during the past decade. | COURTESY OF CROOM FAMILY

Medicaid Covers Foster Kids, But Specialized and Consistent Care Can Fall Through Cracks

Foster children often suffer from mental health issues and lead unstable lives, making it difficult for parents to ensure they get the care they need.

Aug 24, 2018

From left: Ashleigh Banks, Zoom senior product manager; Kathy McAleer, senior Vice President of operations; and Dr. Dave Sanders, Zoom co-founder and CEO stand next to a company sign. | DANA TIMS/THE LUND REPORT