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THURSDAY'S OREGON HEALTH FORUM FOCUSED ON THE NEXT ROUND OF THE OREGON HEALTH PLAN/EDWARD JURCYS PHOTOGRAPHY/THE LUND REPORT
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JUDGE NAN WALLER SPEAKS FROM THE BENCH DURING A COURT HEARING TUESDAY, OCT. 8, 2019, AT THE MULTNOMAH COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER IN PORTLAND./CONRAD WILSON/OPB
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PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington, on Aug. 7, 2013.
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A vigil for people experiencing homelessness who died in 2018 at the Street Roots office in Old Town.
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COURTESY MULTNOMAH COUNTY/DOMICILE UNKNOWN
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COURTESY OF PACIFICSOURCE
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ALISHA COLYER APPLIED FOR ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER’S CHARITY CARE AROUND 2007 WHEN HER HUSBAND WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR PNEUMONIA. BUT THE ISSUE WAS NEVER SETTLED AND YEARS LATER A COLLECTION OF MEDICAL BILLS HELPED PUSH THE COUPLE INTO BANKRUPTCY./DAN DELONG FOR KAISER HEALTH NEWS