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As pharmacies keep closing, Oregon lawmakers will try again to change how they’re paid

Bill seeks stronger curbs on the pharmaceutical benefit companies accused of strong-arm business practices

Jan 9
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After facing public opposition, Union Health in Terre Haute, Indiana, pulled back its request to take over Terre Haute Regional Hospital under the state’s 2021 Certificate of Public Advantage law, which shields hospital mergers from antitrust enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission. Now a state lawmaker has proposed revoking the law that made such a merger possible. | SAMANTHA LISS/KFF HEALTH NEWS

Indiana state senator moves to scrap hospital monopoly law he helped create

A Republican lawmaker in Indiana is pushing to repeal a hospital merger law he authored in light of concerns and opposition from the Federal Trade Commission; critics said state laws that promote such mergers hurt consumers and workers

Jan 9

Jimmy Carter took on the awful Guinea Worm when no one else would — and triumphed

Jan 9

A view of OHSU's South Waterfront campus in September 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

OHSU's takeover of Legacy Health would violate federal market standards, advocates say

Nationally known voices contend the proposed hospital merger would far exceed market consolidation limits set by the federal government that are intended to preserve competition and keep costs down. The university argues that it is exempt from those federal limits, adding that the deal's benefits to the public outweigh any downsides.

Jan 7
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A view of the Oregon State Capitol in November 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon lawmakers outline plans, priorities for health care in session

The upcoming five-month session could lead to significant progress, according to a legislative panel

Jan 7
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A view of the Oregon State Hospital spire from the courtyard on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS

Oregon should be held in federal contempt for mental health failures, advocates tell judge

New court filing claims state officials have ignored a predictable situation in which the civil rights of mentally ill people are violated on a routine basis

Jan 7
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Biden administration bars medical debt from credit scores

The move, which comes less than two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office, represents a challenge to the new administration.

Jan 7

Pediatric beds are viewed as less profitable by hospitals, experts say. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Nurses at 3 Legacy Health hospitals in Portland push to unionize

The move comes as competitor OHSU is attempting to acquire the organization

Jan 7

Members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation participate in a drumming demonstration at a conference in 2017. | COURTESY/OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Traditional Native American healing practices now covered by Medicaid and CHIP in Oregon

The government health insurance will cover traditional plant medicine, sweat lodges and other cultural practices that advocates hope will help address health disparities facing Native Americans

Jan 7

Man with a below-the-knee amputation walking on stones with a prosthesis. | COURTESY/AXILES BIONICS VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs, questioning their medical necessity

Advocates say it is discrimination and are arguing for “insurance fairness” on the grounds that people who have joints surgically replaced typically don’t face the same kinds of coverage challenges.

Jan 7

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