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Updated: CareOregon merger decision delayed over state 'concerns'

Ruling now slated for March 18 after being delayed twice this month. Merger would join government-funded insurer of 500,000 low-income Oregonians with California nonprofit Medicare plan.

Jan 17, 2024

CareOregon is among 16 coordinated care organizations in Oregon serving Medicaid members. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Analysis: Six things to know about the big CareOregon merger

Supporters and opponents of the combination of an Oregon health care mainstay with a California-based Medicare insurer have publicly sparred for months, but significant aspects of the deal remain little-recognized, unsettled or unknown

Jan 16, 2024

CASCADIA BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE

Cascadia fined $7,250 over safety lapses found after Haley Rogers' death

The large Portland social service nonprofit says it’s correcting problems after worker's stabbing death. A potential lawsuit and legislation are in the works.

Jan 16, 2024

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The Washington State Capitol in Olympia. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Bill proposes cutting coroner, death investigation training for small Washington counties

Eastern Washington lawmakers hope to roll back parts of a 2021 bill that placed stricter training and credentialing requirements on death investigations

Jan 16, 2024

Clockwise from front left: Sophomores Madison Cailteux, Kaden Davis Young, Samuel Stanley, Jack Von Ammon and Pearl Carter participate in cooperative learning during science class at South Eugene High School on Dec. 11, 2023. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Other states drive youth prevention in ways Oregon does not

States like Washington and Pennsylvania work with scientists to help schools put in place science-backed prevention programs

Jan 16, 2024

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JN.1, a new COVID variant, becomes dominant in Oregon

In Oregon, the new variant reached a 58% share in mid-December, and is expected to continue rising

Jan 16, 2024

Providence Portland Medical Center. | M.O. STEVENS/CC BY 3.0/WIKIMEDIA

Providence reaches deal with Regence to avert coverage interruptions

Contract disputes between insurers and hospital systems have increasingly gone public in Oregon and across the country, sparking concerns.

Jan 15, 2024

PIXABAY

There’s a new pill for postpartum depression, but many at-risk women face hurdles

About 1 in 8 women experience symptoms of postpartum depression, federal data shows, and suicide and drug overdoses are among the leading causes of pregnancy-related death.

Jan 14, 2024

Lincoln Community Hospital in Hugo, Colorado, opened in 1959. The aging facility needs to expand, but it’s getting harder to access capital for new construction. | LINCOLN HEALTH

Rural hospitals are caught in an aging-infrastructure conundrum

Across the country, an increase in costs amid lower payments from insurance plans is making it harder for small hospitals to fund capital improvement projects, even as financing is becoming harder to get

Jan 14, 2024

CareOregon is among 16 coordinated care organizations in Oregon serving Medicaid members. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

CareOregon’s wealth in spotlight as merger nears key review

CareOregon has grown rapidly and of late has drawn scrutiny for high profits. Though its leadership says its financial success may not last, critics don’t want control of the nonprofit’s $1 billion portfolio of cash and investments to leave Oregon

Jan 13, 2024

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