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Shown in 2014, former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, a former emergency room physician, helped created the state's innovative Medicaid program known as the Oregon Health Plan. | CC BY SA 2.0

Kitzhaber: Ballot Measure 111 Falls Short Of Oregon’s Needs

Former governor says a more comprehensive approach is needed that includes reforms, tackling root causes of poor health.

Oct 20, 2022
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Amid Heightened Medicare Fraud Concerns, State Consumer Hotline Program Helps

Oregon program received more than 700 reports of fraud or marketing scams in 2021.

Oct 19, 2022
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NATALIA MERZLYAKOVA/FOTOLIA

Oregon's Constitutional Amendment For Affordable Health Care Sparks Debate

Critics of Measure 111 raise concerns about new right to sue over care as supporters downplay the fears.

Oct 18, 2022

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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland. | M.O. STEVENS/WIKIMEDIA

Oregon Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Providence Health

The move puts the state’s largest health provider under widening scrutiny for its practices of billing and collecting from patients.

Oct 17, 2022
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Dr. Dean Sidelinger, state public health official, speaks at an Oct. 13, 2022 press conference held online./Screenshot

Oregon Health Officials Urge Caution As Fall Flu Season Approaches

COVID-19 boosters approved for children age 5 to 11 this week.

Oct 13, 2022
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Providence Milwaukie Hospital. | PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES

SEIU Questions Hospital Billing Practices 

The union representing health care workers says hospitals throughout Oregon fail to comply with state laws for charity and billing.

Oct 12, 2022
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COUNTY HEALTH WORKERS VACCINATED AT NPHC ON JAN. 13, 2021/MOTOYA NAKAMURA/MULTNOMAH COUNTY

Multnomah County Health Care Workers Raise Concerns Of Inequities, Staffing

Two unions representing more than 1,000 health care workers in Oregon’s largest county say employees need better pay and support.

Oct 11, 2022
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LAURIE YOUNKIN, A CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT AT PEACEHEALTH’S SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER RIVERBEND IN SPRINGFIELD, PARTICIPATED IN AN INFORMATIONAL WORK SITE PICKET ON OCT. 4, 2022. THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION REPRESENTS HEALTH CARE WORKERS AT THREE HOSPITALS INVOLVED IN TALKS./COURTESY OF SEIU LOCAL 49.

PeaceHealth Workers Picket At 3 Hospitals Over Contract Talks

SEIU-represented workers at PeaceHealth say high turnover, low pay affect patient care.

Oct 4, 2022

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Oregon Hospitals Sue To Overturn Toughest-In-Nation Merger Law  

The trade association for Oregon health systems claims the state's health care merger law is unconstitutionally vague.

Oct 4, 2022
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REP. TERESA LEON (TO THE LEFT), SEN. ELIZABETH STEINER HAYWARD (CENTER) AND REPRESENTATIVE WLNSVEY CAMPOS SPOKE THURSDAY ON A PANEL DISCUSSING HEALTH CARE AT THE CCO OREGON ANNUAL CONFERENCE./BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon’s Health Care System Remains In Flux With Many Needs, Officials Say

With the 2023 legislative session nearing, lawmakers and others shared their views at CCO Oregon’s annual conference.

Sep 30, 2022
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