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In spite of record high profits for Oregon’s nonprofit hospitals in 2014, only half gave equal or better community benefits compared to the previous year. Overall, hospitals gave $3.8 million less community benefits in 2014 (compared to 2013) with the lion’s share going toward unreimbursed Medicaid and Medicare expenses and charity costs. Willamette Valley Medical Center came out on top with the highest profits and highest paid community benefits.

Just under 50,000 people have signed up for health plans in Oregon on the federal exchange -- fewer than half of the exchange’s 2015 consumers. But as the window closes on enrollment for 2016 plans that start Jan. 1, many consumers may just have waited for the final week of eligibility and many more will be auto-enrolled onto their existing plan today.

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The legal opinion from the Legislative Counsel sided with FamilyCare.

The latest allegation against Weisz accuses him of refusing to let an on-staff physician be seen by a retinal specialist outside the Kaiser system in order to save money and increase profits.