State Auditors Flag Questionable Oregon Health Plan Billing
Their report urges safeguards to prevent bogus Medicaid billing during hospital stays.
Ben Botkin
Oregon Lawmakers Put $19 Million Toward Medicaid Dental Cuts
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The funds could boost dental care access, including in rural areas and for kids, after providers warn of “grave risk.”
Amid Nursing Shortage, Lawmakers, Nurses Look For Solutions
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Rep. Rachel Prusak, a nurse practitioner, plans to put forward a bill in the short session in 2022 with ways to bolster the workforce of nurses.
McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center Workers Go On Strike
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The five-day strike comes after the hospital and SEIU failed to reach an agreement in negotiations.
About 1,000 Contracted Health Care Workers Will Stay In Oregon Into 2022
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State extends contract to allow traveling nurses and other workers to stay until mid-January 2022.
Lawmakers In Salem Consider Behavioral Health System’s Needs
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The system faces immediate needs to retain workers during the pandemic amid long-term plans that may transform it.
Oregon Lawmakers Eye Workforce Crisis In Health Care Industry
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Industry urges lawmakers to consider more incentives, such as student loan repayment, tuition assistance and child care stipends.
OHA Director Floats $33.5 Million Plan To Bolster State Hospital Hiring
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The Oregon Health Authority wants to hire 359 new employees at Oregon State Hospital starting in March to combat its worrisome staffing shortage.
Medford Pharmacy Sued In Trade Secrets Lawsuit
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A Medford pharmacist’s former employer alleges he steered patients and prescriptions to his new pharmacy in a trade secrets lawsuit.
Nurse Files Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Oregon Long-term Care Company
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A nurse practitioner alleges in a federal whistleblower lawsuit she was fired after she raised concerns about Medicare fraud while at a Eugene long-term care facility.
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