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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

Many Patients Can’t Afford Health Costs Even With Insurance

Increased enrollment doesn't mean adequate coverage, and a survey found 43% of working-age adults were inadequately insured.

Oct 13, 2022

Providence Milwaukie Hospital. | PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES

SEIU Questions Hospital Billing Practices

The union representing health care workers says hospitals throughout Oregon fail to comply with state laws for charity and billing.

Oct 12, 2022
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COUNTY HEALTH WORKERS VACCINATED AT NPHC ON JAN. 13, 2021/MOTOYA NAKAMURA/MULTNOMAH COUNTY

Multnomah County Health Care Workers Raise Concerns Of Inequities, Staffing

Two unions representing more than 1,000 health care workers in Oregon’s largest county say employees need better pay and support.

Oct 11, 2022
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Opinion: Why Oregonians Should Support A Health Care System Transformation

The president of Health Care for All Oregon shares his views on the task force that recommended 2023 universal health care legislation.

Oct 11, 2022
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Workers rallied on Oct. 10, 2022, at Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington, to protest working conditions. | COURTESY PHOTO

PeaceHealth Workers In Vancouver Claim Management ‘Bullying’

Over the past two years, nearly all of the Washington hospital’s roughly 90 patient access representatives have quit, according to the union.

Oct 11, 2022
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Abortion Bans Skirt A Medical Reality: For Many Teens, Childbirth Is A Dangerous Undertaking

The U.S. has one of the highest teen birth rates among developed nations.

Oct 11, 2022

Pictured is a CDC scientist preparing a patient sample for testing. | JAMES GATHANY/CDC

The CDC Scientist Who Couldn’t Get Monkeypox Treatment

State and federal missteps amplified long-standing health inequities when it comes to testing and treatment of Monkeypox.

Oct 11, 2022

DAVID CAVE IS A RECOVERY COACH ON AN ADDICTION SPECIALTY TEAM AT SALEM HOSPITAL, NORTH OF BOSTON./JESSE COSTA/WBUR

Hospitals Have Been Slow To Bring On Addiction Specialists

Discharging a patient without specialized addiction care can mean losing a crucial opportunity to intervene and treat someone at the hospital.

Oct 11, 2022

JOSE FIGUEROA, LEFT, SPEAKS WITH OREGON RURAL ACTION ORGANIZERS ZAIRA SANCHEZ, CENTER, AND ANA MARIA RODRIGUEZ AT A VACCINE CLINIC IN BOARDMAN, ORE., ON SEPT. 2, 2022/.ANTONIO SIERRA/OPB

Nonprofit Organizes Eastern Oregon Latinos One Conversation At A Time

The pandemic led Oregon Rural Action to coordinate Latino-focused vaccination drives, but their ambitions go further.

Oct 6, 2022

COLLECTIVE OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS OF OREGON AND PUEBLO UNIDO PDX STAFF AT THEIR TARDE DE FIESTA EVENT ON SEPT.11, 2022./COURTESY OF PUEBLO UNIDO PDX

Indigenous language interpreters welcome new health care rules, say more work is needed

As rules requiring the use of credentialed interpreters in health care take effect, Indigenous language interpreters seek additional legislation to promote equity.

Oct 6, 2022

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