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Pregnant? Here’s what you need to know about NIPTs

Though popular, prenatal screening tests and their marketing claims aren’t regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Dec 20, 2022

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Is legislation to safeguard Americans against superbugs a boondoggle or breakthrough?

Superbugs that can’t be treated kill more than 35,000 Americans and an estimated 1.27 million people worldwide each year.

Dec 20, 2022

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Medicare pay cuts will hurt seniors’ care, doctors argue

Since the early 2000s, Congress has voted every year or two to delay or reverse plans to reduce Medicare payments to doctors.

Dec 20, 2022

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Amazon’s One-Medical deal sparks opposition from Oregon residents, groups

Critics say Amazon’s practice of maximizing profits and treating workers poorly would bode ill for owning a health care clinic network.

Dec 16, 2022
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In rural america, deadly costs of opioids outweigh the dollars tagged to address them

When billions of dollars in national opioid settlements are divided among states and localities using population-based formulas, what trickles down to hard-hit places can be a trifling sum.

Dec 15, 2022

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Patient groups back bill to protect benefits of pharma copay programs

High drug costs, under-the-radar insurer policies can put patients in a bind as hefty copays mount.

Dec 15, 2022
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Teen marijuana abuse increases 245% in 20 years, OHSU study finds

Calls to poison control centers in the United States related to marijuana abuse by youths increased dramatically in 20 years, OHSU researchers found.

Dec 15, 2022
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Squeezed by temp nurse costs, hospital systems create their own staffing agencies

An increasing number of hospital systemshave created in-house staffing teams to cope with the pandemic-fueled nursing shortage.

Dec 15, 2022

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States challenge Biden to lower drug prices by allowing imports from Canada

The Biden administration is facing mounting pressure from states to let them import medicine from Canada to help lower prescription drug costs.

Dec 15, 2022

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CareOregon to combine with California-based health care nonprofit

Leaders of the combined entity say concerns are unfounded as they aim to use pooled purchasing power to boost services and fend off larger for-profit competitors.

Dec 14, 2022
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