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Leaders of a California-based Medicare Advantage plan called SCAN Group and CareOregon, the Portland-based insurer that oversees government-funded care for 500,000 low-income Oregonians, said criticisms of their proposed merger don't recognize its benefits or the risks of inaction. The companies haven't disclosed long-term plans due to antitrust rules, they said — but growth is the goal.

The advocacy group made the argument as it backed a federal court appeal by hospital systems who say they’re being saddled unfairly with civilly committed patients.

The health system now at the center of a local police investigation recently resolved a lengthy federal probe into a whistleblower lawsuit claiming fraudulent billing

The research led by OHSU found that half of the treatment facilities surveyed nationally required an up-front payment averaging more than $28,000, and only a few facilities provide free service to people on Medicaid

Omicron descendant JN.1 represented at least 39% of pre-holiday cases, and more cases are mild, with fewer deaths and hospitalizations than last year

Gov. Tina Kotek took Marshall off a task force considering higher beer and wine taxes because of a post her office called insensitive and inappropriate

Enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans has grown substantially, and so have concerns about the insurers’ aggressive sales tactics and misleading coverage claims

The county's uncommon two-paramedic model remains a sticking point as slow ambulance response times continue

A Medford nurse's alleged diversion of drugs is reportedly believed to have led to numerous deaths over the course of 12 months; questions are swirling as police investigate and a lawyer prepares to sue.

New spending on projects around the state resulted from pressure from Gov. Kotek after large profits garnered during the pandemic drew attention