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Vapes, or e-cigarettes, typically contain nicotine but not tobacco. | PHOTO COPYRIGHT PORTLAND TRIBUNE; FILE PHOTO USED WITH PERMISSION

Oregon Supreme Court suggests narrowing vape packaging rules in free speech case

The court’s seven justices heard arguments centering on a 2021 challenge to an Oregon law regulating vape products “packaged in a manner that is attractive to minors”
Oct 9, 2025
Bruce Goldberg is pictured between Oregon Health Authority Director Sejal Hathi and former Gov. John Kitzhaber at a panel discussion hosted by the Oregon Health Forum last year. | JAKE THOMAS

Kotek taps Oregon Health Plan reformer to help with response to federal cuts

Bruce Goldberg, a physician who helped develop state reforms that drew national acclaim, will assist the governor's office as it wrestles with federal Medicaid reductions expected to strip millions of their coverage and harm struggling rural hospitals
Oct 9, 2025
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Rep. Hai Pham, right, talks about Oregon health care at the 2025 CCO Oregon conference in Salem, Oct. 6, 2025. Seated to his right is Sen. Wlnsvey Campos. | NICK BUDNICK/THE LUND REPORT

Budget woes, federal cuts mean lawmakers will scrutinize health plan for low-income Oregonians

Reevaluating programs, cutting red tape and even single-payer concepts were in the mix as a panel of state lawmakers talked about the challenges ahead at a providers' conference in Salem.
Oct 7, 2025
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Opinion: Oregon must work together to protect our health care

The scale of the health care cuts coming under H.R. 1 is too great for state government alone to fill the gaps. Oregon's public and private sectors need to come together to find a path forward, says the chair of the state Senate Interim Committee on Health Care.
Oct 7, 2025
Standing in her Eugene home, Renae Nims holds her 2-year-old son, Miles
Standing in her Eugene home, Renae Nims holds her 2-year-old son, Miles. She is pregnant again and wanted to have her second baby in a labor/delivery room at McKenzie Willamette Medical Center's biirth unit, like she did before. But recent changes at Oregon Medical Group have forced her to have to rethink her hospital birth plan. | TIFFANY ECKERT/KLCC

OB-GYNs quit Oregon Medical Group, affecting birth plans for some expecting moms in Eugene-Springfield area

Since six OB-GYNs have quit Oregon Medical Group, the practice is forced to close its obstetrics department and is unable to renew its contract for obstetrics services with McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center
Oct 7, 2025

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