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Providence Health Plans, one of Oregon’s largest insurers, is looking for a buyer Premium

The company’s announcement, which included few details, follows months of downsizing for its owner, Providence Health & Services

Mar 19

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Republicans in Congress target Oregon in Medicaid fraud probe

As part of a congressional investigation, committee leaders sent letters to nine states, including Oregon. Defenders of the probe say they want to ensure proper spending, but critics say it's an effort to score political points at the expense of poor people.

Mar 10
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Oregon AI chatbot bill headed for Senate floor

A bill spearheaded by Sen. Lisa Reynolds, a pediatrician, addresses increasing concerns about how AI is influencing children and potentially exacerbating mental health issues

Feb 17
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The Capitol Building in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Lawmakers introduce range of health care bills in a session that is clouded by a big budget hole

The proposals would change how coverage for low-income residents is managed, give some providers more authority, shore up Planned Parenthood and crack down on AI chatbots

Jan 29
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Dr. Lester Baskin opened a concierge practice to provide retainer-based primary care in Portland in 2005. Baskin Clinic was one of the first such practices on the West Coast. | COURTESY OF BASKIN CLINIC

Concierge docs: Oregon physicians switch to retainer payments amid primary care shortage

The first physicians to charge patients a monthly fee started nearly 30 years ago in Seattle — and now there are dozens in Oregon and thousands nationwide

Sep 23, 2025

A health care worker unpacks the Pfizer vaccine at Oregon Health & Science University. | OHSU

West Coast states deem almost everyone eligible for COVID shot

The newly formed West Coast Health Alliance formed by the governors of Oregon, Washington, California and Hawaii has issued joint guidance to counter recommendations by the Trump administration

Sep 17, 2025
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Oregon, 19 states sue Trump administration over sharing Medicaid data with immigration officials

The Trump administration gave Oregon until the end of July to release the personal information of Medicaid recipients and has shared similar information from other states with deportation officials

Jul 2, 2025

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In a first, Oregon officials find mosquito that can transmit deadly viruses in southern Oregon

They transmit viruses by biting infected humans, their favorite food

Aug 29, 2024

Some state lawmakers have suggested restricting access to the intrauterine device known as IUD; many reproductive health advocates fear the overturning of Roe v. Wade would embolden those efforts. | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SUPPLIES COALITION/UNSPLASH