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Dozens of health care bills await judgment of Oregon budget writers

Many priority bills that would shore up behavioral health and health care services could die as Legislature nears finish line

Jun 9
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National group, Oregon Death with Dignity leader says ‘modernization’ bill strips safeguards

The national assisted dying group Compassion & Choices and its longtime leader, Barbara Coombs Lee, say a bill headed to the Senate floor has major problems

Jun 5

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Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ continues assault on Obamacare

The measure includes the most substantial rollback of the ACA since Trump’s Republican allies tried to pass legislation in 2017

Jun 5

In this undated photo prior to the closure of CAHOOTS, a van pauses in traffic near the University district in Eugene. | BRIAN BULL/KLCC

Eugene after CAHOOTS: The end of the crisis response program, and the efforts to bring it back

It’s been nearly two months since CAHOOTS, Eugene’s groundbreaking street response program, shut down in the city after decades of service. Now, community members and former crisis workers are trying to bring the program back.

Jun 5

Wren Grabham poses with a power soccer ball, a sport that she has long participated in. | CHRISTINA TSELNIK PORTRAITS

Oregon State student pushes to add mobility devices to ‘right to repair’ law

The law currently excludes medical equipment, but mobility devices would be covered if SB 550 is signed by the governor

Jun 5

JoEllen Zembruski-Ruple was among about 1,300 Americans each year who die from the toxic effects of the chemotherapy pill capecitabine or its cousin, the IV drug fluorouracil, known as 5-FU | COURTESY OF RICHARD KHAVKINE

Two patients faced chemo. The one who survived demanded a test to see if It was safe.

Despite growing awareness of a deficiency that can be fatal in combination with some chemo drugs, the medical establishment has moved slowly on testing that could save lives

Jun 5

Idaho protesters against EMTALA changes 2025

Federal health officials rescinded guidance Tuesday issued by former President Joe Biden’s administration that said Medicare-funded hospitals must provide life-saving abortion care, regardless of state bans. | OTTO KITSINGER/ IDAHO CAPITAL SUN

Federal health agency says emergency abortion care guidance doesn’t reflect administration policy

HHS rescinds EMTALA emergency abortion guidance, months after Trump administration drops lawsuit against Idaho

Jun 5

Shereef Elnahal | COURTESY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

OHSU board considers former VA official Shereef Elnahal for top job

It's unclear when the board will make a decision after a second finalist dropped out Wednesday. Elnahal on Thursday said his selection would be “the professional honor of my life.”

Jun 5