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Sherri and Thomas Croom have been foster parents to 27 children — from newborns to teenagers — during the past decade. | COURTESY OF CROOM FAMILY

Medicaid Covers Foster Kids, But Specialized and Consistent Care Can Fall Through Cracks

Foster children often suffer from mental health issues and lead unstable lives, making it difficult for parents to ensure they get the care they need.

Aug 24, 2018

From left: Ashleigh Banks, Zoom senior product manager; Kathy McAleer, senior Vice President of operations; and Dr. Dave Sanders, Zoom co-founder and CEO stand next to a company sign. | DANA TIMS/THE LUND REPORT

Zoom Care Releases Transparency Report, Including Harassment Allegations

The Portland area provider of urgent care and other services expects other health care services to follow suit.

Aug 22, 2018

A ZoomCare center. The Zoom clinic network was bought by PeaceHealth in 2018. | THE LUND REPORT

Zoom Care Makes Medicaid Pitch; CareOregon Not Yet Interested

Documents obtained by The Lund Report outline Zoom's attempt to negotiate with one of the state’s largest coordinated care providers.

Aug 22, 2018

JESSICA FLOUM/THE LUND REPORT

After Years Of Inaction, Oregon Tackles High Addiction Rates

With the fourth-highest addiction rate in the country, Oregon has one of the worst records nationwide when it comes to treating people suffering from drug or alcohol addiction. But now the state is working towards a plan to change that.

Aug 22, 2018

Patients who contract measles, a highly contagious disease, develop a skin rash. | WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

State Confirms Yet Another Case of Measles in Portland

This is the second outbreak in the Portland metro area this summer.

Aug 22, 2018

COURTESY OF NARAL

Battle Lines Drawn As Abortion-Rights Activists Leave Their Mark Outside Clinics

Abortion-rights activists in California and beyond respond to a June U.S. Supreme Court ruling that crisis pregnancy centers don't have to tell women about abortion and other publicly funded family planning services.

Aug 22, 2018

KAISER HEALTH NEWS

Jails Starting To Treat Inmates’ Addictions

Jails are a good place to intervene because 20 percent of inmates used heroin or opioids before being incarcerated.

Aug 21, 2018

LEGACY EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER

Briefly: Data Breach Could Affect 38,000 Patients At Legacy Health

The data breach occurred in May, according to a report in The Oregonian/OregonLive. The health system discovered it in June and only commented publicly on Monday.

Aug 20, 2018

The Oregon Nurses Association has reached a tentative labor agreement with management at Mid-Columbia Medical Center. | OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION

Briefly: Nurses In The Dalles Reach Tentative Labor Agreement

Members of the Oregon Nurses Association, who've been working without a contract since the end of June, appear to have resolved their differences with management at Mid-Columbia Medical Center.

Aug 20, 2018

Study: Urban/Rural Divide Narrows If Patients Get Same Treatment

Researchers at the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center in Seattle found that patients enrolled in the same study have similar outcomes -- regardless where they live.

Aug 20, 2018

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