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Earlier this year Oregon lawmakers renamed physician assistants to be associates, and one PA says that’s appropriate — if a little challenging to explain

Pennant Group wants to acquire home health and hospice agencies from Signature Group, an affiliate of Avamere Health

While the report found that risks from the wood treatment facility were relatively low, an environmental advocacy group remains concerned and lawsuits are underway

New research found that teenage vaping threatens to undo years of work by public health officials to cut down on tobacco use

A private 2014 decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services faces new scrutiny in a multibillion-dollar Justice Department fraud case against UnitedHealth Group

Insurers have wide latitude on when and how they can deny mental health care. We looked at the laws in all 50 states and found that some are charting new paths to secure mental health care access.

Two supermarket chains want to merge while selling off 62 stores in Oregon, but regulators say the company that would buy them has scant experience running pharmacies and consumers could be the losers

Although public health officials recommend the newly approved covid vaccine for everyone 6 months and older, it may make more sense to wait until closer to the holiday season

The latest in a string of reports questioning the Oregon Health Authority's management of the state's secure psychiatric hospital suggests smuggled fentanyl killed a patient in May

A new committee will advise the state on the operation of a program launched in July. OHP Bridge extends benefits similar to those of the Oregon Health Plan to people who make 200% of federal poverty level or less.