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An American Medical Response ambulance, at the emergency department at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland, Jan. 11, 2024. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF / OPB

AMR taps paramedics abroad to work in Multnomah County

The company plans to secure visas for paramedics from Australia to fill gaps in the workforce

Apr 24

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A nameplate outside of Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland on July 28, 2023. | CADEN PERRY/OPB

Advisory group recommends the state block OHSU’s plan to acquire Legacy Health

The community review board said the deal would reduce competition and could increase costs for Oregonians

Apr 17

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Over 80% of Oregonians kept full Medicaid benefits after pandemic protections expired, state says

More people in Oregon retained benefits under the Oregon Health Plan did their counterparts in most other states after the pandemic, which officials attribute to extra care taken when resuming eligibility checks that had been paused

Apr 10

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This Oct. 10, 2024 screenshot from Oregon Eligibility System (ONE), an online portal used to by Oregonians to apply for Medicaid and food stamps. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Oregon’s legislature passes Medicaid tax extension in bipartisan vote

Hospital and insurer taxes, and the federal matching dollars they qualify for, are one of the cornerstones of funding the state’s Medicaid program, the Oregon Health Plan.

Mar 18

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The Oregon House of Representatives convenes on inauguration day at the Capitol in Salem, Ore., Jan. 9, 2023. On Feb. 27, 2025, the House passes a bill to raise billions of federal dollars for Oregon's Medicaid program by a margin of 40-15, with six Republicans voting to approve. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

6 Republicans join Democrats, pass Medicaid funding bill in the Oregon House

Without legislative action both taxes will sunset in the next two years, leaving a $1.1 billion hole in the state’s budget

Mar 1

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Oregon’s flu season one of the worst in the past decade

Oregon is experiencing a significant second peak of flu illness and hospitalizations this month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this flu season a high severity for all age groups for the first time since 2017-2018.

Feb 25

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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, in Portland, Ore., Aug. 2, 2023. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Nurses at 7 Providence hospitals reject latest offer

Nurses at Providence Medford have until Saturday to finish voting on the proposed deal.

Feb 9

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Oregon, Washington sue over Trump order targeting gender-affirming care

Minnesota also joined the lawsuit, which was filed in the Western District of Washington state

Feb 9

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Picket line near Providence St. Vincent Medical Center on Jan. 28, 2025. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Providence reaches tentative deal with some striking doctors and nurses

Providence is still in mediation with striking nurses at all eight of its hospitals in Oregon, and with hospitalists at St. Vincent Medical Center. The tentative deal only involves two out the 11 bargaining units involved in the strike.

Feb 3