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Rival Opioid Makers Sought To Cash In On Alarm Over OxyContin’s Dangers

When critics attacked Purdue Pharma for deaths linked to OxyContin, rivals stepped up their marketing of other potentially dangerous painkillers, such as fentanyl and morphine.

Aug 2, 2018

Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland. | LEGACY HEALTH

Emergency Departments Step Up After Portland's Psychiatric ER Turns Patients Away

The Unity Center for Behavioral Health started turning most patients away on Saturday.

Aug 1, 2018

Karl Carrier is the new board chair of PeaceHealth. | PEACEHEALTH

Briefly: PeaceHealth Has New Board Chair

Karl Carrier is the first board chairman who is not an official within the Catholic Church.

Aug 1, 2018

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Trump Administration Loosens Restrictions On Short-Term Insurance Plans

The action could drive up premiums for people who purchase insurance in the Affordable Care Act marketplace.

Aug 1, 2018

Jim Rudnick | CASCADIA BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE

Briefly: Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare Has New Chief Information Officer

Jim Rudnick will oversee Cascadia’s Information Technology and Administrative Support departments.

Jul 31, 2018

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Missed Visits, Uncontrolled Pain and Fraud: Report Says Hospice Lacks Oversight

A federal report calls the regulators to ramp up oversight of the industry, citing patients in pain or distress and a lack of care.

Jul 31, 2018

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1,400 Nursing Homes Get Lower Medicare Ratings Because of Staffing Concerns

Medicare lowered the ratings of one in 11 of the nation's nursing homes, about 1,400 facilities, because they didn't have enough registered nurses or failed to provide payroll data.

Jul 30, 2018

Unity Center for Behavioral Health Care Turns Patients Away

Only walk-ins are accepted while the Oregon Health Authority investigates the center, which has been plagued with problems since opening a year and a half ago.

Jul 30, 2018

Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | COURTESY OF OREGON LEGISLATURE

Measure to Ban State Funding for Abortion Qualifies for Oregon Ballot

After three failed attempts, a grass-roots group has landed the initiative on the ballot, setting up an election battle over abortion in a pro-choice state.

Jul 28, 2018

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) greet Lindy Suhr. The 37-year-old has a terminal genetic disorder that requires costly care. | JESSICA FLOUM

U.S. Senators Pledge to Protect Patients with Preexisting Conditions From Attack

Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) said President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is "hostile" to the Affordable Care Act which bans discrimination among patients.

Jul 27, 2018

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