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More public-comment meetings slated for proposed CareOregon/SCAN merger

Details on potential effects of the pending deal remain hazy as a California nonprofit Medicare insurer moves toward absorption of a major provider of health care to low-income Oregonians

Nov 14

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Oregon hospitals, state near crucial stage in lawsuit over health care mergers program

Case bears implications for abortion access, health care transparency

Oct 19
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State wants input on CareOregon merger

California-based SCAN Group would absorb the nonprofit that oversees health care for 500,000 low-income Oregonians, but many details have not been disclosed to the public

Oct 10
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Oregon Health Plan insurers propose spending $25 million to offset record profits

Challenge from Gov. Tina Kotek results in behavioral health spending, but insurers want a more public process

Sep 26
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OHSU reports strong profits, but cites fast-rising wages and drug costs

Encouraging results come as nurses increase pressure in contract bargaining

Sep 19
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During a rally at PeaceHealth's University District hospital in Eugene on Sept. 11, 2023, Oregon Nurses Association executive director Anne Tan Piazza addresses the crowd. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

Pressure grows on PeaceHealth to keep Eugene hospital open

Despite outcry from community leaders and workers, the health system shows no sign of changing course, and officials may have scant authority to prevent closure

Sep 12
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Eugene hospital closure sign of wider PeaceHealth financial woes

The three-state nonprofit system has run up big operating losses for the past four years

Aug 24
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In proposed OHSU-Legacy deal, each side attracted by other’s strengths

Joining financial clout with feeder hospitals and clinics, the business thinking behind merging is clear — even if the effect on patients and the public is not

Aug 22
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