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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon House OKs nurse staffing bill

Legislation that attempts to ease hospital staffing shortages and improve working conditions now faces an uncertain future in the Senate

Jun 15, 2023
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Scores of critical lab tests fall into a regulatory void. The FDA is trying to close it.

The agency had previously taken a hands-off approach to lab-developed tests — which are designed, manufactured and used by a single lab

Jun 15, 2023

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At least 1.7M Americans use health sharing arrangements, despite lack of protections

The number of people who use plans agreeing to pay one another’s medical bills is higher than previously realized

Jun 15, 2023

Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey, left, Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, center, and North Carolina Democratic Rep. Kathy Manning at a press conference on contraception access outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. | JENNIFER SHUTT/STATES NEWSROOM

Democrats in Congress renew push to protect access to birth control

A bill introduced Wednesday would guarantee access to birth control regardless of any future Supreme Court rulings

Jun 15, 2023

This seizure on April 21, 2023 of 100,000 fentanyl pills, 3 kilograms of heroin and 1 kilogram of fentanyl in the La Grande area typifies street drugs in Oregon. | OREGON STATE POLICE

Few centers that treat teens for fentanyl addiction use proven medicine, OHSU researchers say

Medications for opioid use disorder disrupt the ability of drugs like heroin and fentanyl to attach to certain receptors in the brain

Jun 14, 2023
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The Capitol Building in Salem, Ore., on March 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Democrats consider watering down abortion, gun bills in order to get Senate Republicans to return

After nearly 10 hours of negotiations over the weekend, top lawmakers arrived at a tentative framework for rescuing the 2023 session. Both sides stress a deal hasn’t been made.

Jun 13, 2023

The closure of Legacy's Mount Hood birth center was marked with a vigil on March 17, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Legacy pushes back Gresham birth center reopening

The health system indicated it has made progress in securing staff for the birth center and has submitted its plans to regulators

Jun 13, 2023
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An employee of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services helps a consumer pick a health care plan on the federal online health insurance marketplace. | DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES

Comment period extended as concerns grow over new health plan's effects

Kaiser Permanente is urging the state to pause the Basic Health Program, which would extend Oregon Health Plan-style benefits to more than 90,000 people, to address premium hikes that would hit tens of thousands of other Oregonians

Jun 13, 2023
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