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Inside the Oregon capitol building.Ben Botkin/The Lund Report

Proposal To Require Assisted Reproduction Coverage Advances In Legislature

Senate Bill 1530 would help couples in Oregon with infertility issues who buy their own insurance on the marketplace.

Feb 19, 2022

Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Officials Tie Psychiatric Hospital’s Needs To More Community Programs

Legislators grilled an outside expert and the Oregon Health Authority about a proposal to charge counties that don’t accept Oregon State Hospital patients.

Feb 17, 2022
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SHARON MCCUTCHEON ON UNSPLASH

Surgical Technologist Apprenticeship Bill Advances

Approved by the House, the legislation would lower barriers to surgical technologist certification to address shortages around the state.

Feb 17, 2022
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Women protesting in favor of reproductive rights

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State Constitutions Vex Conservatives’ Strategies For A Post-Roe World

Right-to-privacy protections enshrined in state constitutions could block attempts to restrict abortions in many states.

Feb 17, 2022

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How Multnomah County Decided To Temporarily Ban Wood Burning

The county’s third-ever wood-burning ban was issued on Feb. 9. A public health official explains that decision.

Feb 17, 2022
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Elliot Malin at his home in Reno, Nevada, with bills he was sent after donating his kidney to his cousin./Credit:Andri Tambunan, special to ProPublica

He Donated His Kidney And Received A $13,064 Bill In Return

Living organ donors aren't supposed to receive a bill for care related to a transplant surgery, but Elliott Malin faced a billing mistake and the threat of collections.

Feb 17, 2022

An epic tug of war is playing out behind the scenes over whether the government should pay for Aduhelm, a controversial Alzheimer’s drug that scientists say has not been proven to work./Lydia Zuraw/KHN

Inside The Tactical Tug Of War Over The Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug

Pharmaceutical industry and patients representatives want to stop restricting Medicare funding for a controversial Alzheimer’s drug. Critics say it should never have been approved.

Feb 17, 2022

PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield. | COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH

Oregon’s Biggest Hospitals Feel Worst Financial Pinch From Pandemic

Surging staff expenses hit the state’s largest hospitals the hardest in the first nine months of 2021 while some small hospitals prospered, according to new reports.

Feb 15, 2022