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SHUTTERSTOCK

Some Consumers Can Get Health Insurance For $1, Officials Say

New enrollment period and credits available on the health insurance marketplace are aimed at people who have been on unemployment this year.

Jul 2, 2021

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OHSU Hospital on Marquam Hill. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Looking For A Job In Health Care? OHSU Is Hiring

The institution intends to add 1,200 jobs as part of a plan to resume its growth trajectory after undergoing revenue cuts early in the pandemic.

Jun 23, 2021
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Latinos were among the patients at an OHSU vaccination clinic in Hillsboro in May. | JOSH ANDERSEN/OHSU

Oregon Still Short Of Governor’s 70% Vaccination Goal

But the state may hit the target within a week, which would trigger a broad statewide lift of COVID-19 restrictions.

Jun 21, 2021
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Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. | OHSU

OHSU Gives Itself Power To Fire Faculty In Pandemic Or Other Crisis

New employment contracts for thousands of faculty members give the institution the right to cut their job or pay in the face of a natural disaster or a financial crisis.

Jun 17, 2021
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Rural Clackamas County in Oregon. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Medicaid Members Have Among Lowest Vaccination Rates

In many Oregon counties, fewer than a quarter of eligible Medicaid members have gotten even a single shot of COVID-19 vaccine.

Jun 7, 2021
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Rural Clackamas County in Oregon. | SHUTTERSTOCK

CCOs Face Major Challenge Increasing Vaccination Rates

In Umpqua County, for example, only 17% of Oregon Health Plan members are fully vaccinated -- just below the rate in Eastern Oregon.

Jun 7, 2021
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ZoomCare opened a new clinic in Eugene. | ZOOMCARE

PeaceHealth’s ZoomCare Acquisition Off To Flying Start

A new urgent-care clinic network, funded in part with $100 million from PeaceHealth, doubles its staff, nearly doubles its roster of clinics and expands into Idaho and Colorado.

May 24, 2021
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SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon Insurers Seek Modest Hikes For Individual, Small-Group Health Plans

Individual premiums would rise an average of 1.8%, while small-group rates would increase an average of 1.5%, the state says.

May 19, 2021

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SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon Hospitals End 2020 In The Black

A state report says the average hospital operating profit for 2020 was 3.3%, thanks in part to a boost from CARES Act money.

May 17, 2021
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PEACEHEALTH

PeaceHealth Workers Say System Skimped On Pay

Two former employees filed a complaint, seeking class-action status, that accuses PeaceHealth’s timecard rounding system of favoring the company, which is illegal.

Apr 28, 2021
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