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Health insurance claim denied? See what insurers said behind the scenes

Federal regulations require most health insurance plans to give people an opportunity to review documents related to their claim for free

May 11, 2023

U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. | LOUIS VELAZQUEZ/UNSPLASH

PBMs, the brokers who control drug prices, finally get Washington’s attention

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ health committee grilled a panel of PBM and pharmaceutical executives Wednesday in preparation for a vote on PBM legislation, expected Thursday

May 11, 2023

The OHSU Center for Health & Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, on July 25, 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

OHSU research workers push for a union

Research workers say Oregon Health & Science University should have funded recent raises to prevent layoffs

May 10, 2023
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Multnomah County health workers get vaccinated on Jan. 13, 2021. | MOTOYA NAKAMURA/MULTNOMAH COUNTY

Oregon lifts COVID-19 vaccine requirements, other health measures as federal emergency ends

The state is asking people with COVID-19 to wait until one day after their fever breaks to be around other people instead of self-isolating for five days

May 10, 2023

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Proposed fixes for Oregon State Hospital stall in Legislature

Spending measures and legislation to address long-running litigation over the state’s behavioral health system face an uncertain future

May 9, 2023
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Cathy Jonas, at her mental health practice, Epic Healing in Eugene, Ore., March 17, 2023. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Oregon approves final link in legal psychedelic mushroom pipeline

Legal sessions are anticipated to cost hundreds or thousands of dollars

May 9, 2023

The outside of the St. Charles Health System campus in Bend on July 26, 2022. | JONI AUDEN LAND/OPB

Nurses union alleges St. Charles Health System committed staffing violations

A new bill in the Oregon legislature could create penalties for such violations

May 9, 2023

greenhouse filled with rows of cannabis plants

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Legal pot is more potent than ever — and still largely unregulated

May 9, 2023

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End of COVID emergency will usher changes in US health system

The federal government in 2020 suspended many of its rules on how care is delivered — those changes expire May 11

May 9, 2023

(From left) Dr. Ben Hoffman, medical director of Doernbecher Children’s Hospital; Roy Moore, who works with gun violence victims; U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden; and Kathleen Carlson, epidemiologist discuss ways to combat the violence on May 5, 2023 at Oregon Health & Science University. | GRANT STRINGER/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Wyden aims to pursue federal legislation to curb gun violence

Oregon’s senior senator met with gun violence experts during a roundtable discussion at OHSU

May 8, 2023

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