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Nurses blast state approval of Providence spinoff of home health and hospice to for-profit

The Oregon Nurses Association said the state needs to tighten conditions on the deal between Providence Home Health and Hospice and Compassus, a for-profit Tennessee-based company partly owned by a private equity firm

Jun 4
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Oregon doctor convicted in fatal hit-and-run was already under medical board investigation

Kenneth Kolarsky, a Silverton ER doc, had faced pending state discipline over alleged prescribing violations before being sentenced to 13 months in prison

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Sale of largest Oregon provider of pediatric in-home care to Texas company wins state approval

Texas-based Therapy2000, which is owned by a private equity firm, is buying KidsCare, a for-profit that mostly serves children on the Oregon Health Plan, the state's version of Medicaid

May 28
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Oregon’s U.S. senators demand answers from Trump administration over leak of providers’ personal data

Merkley and Wyden want to know more about the leak uncovered by The Washington Post. It occurred during the administration’s update to a provider directory for beneficiaries of Medicare, the health plan for the elderly and those with disabilities.

May 20
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Stryker hit with new hip replacement lawsuit in Oregon

The devicemaker has faced dozens of suits in Oregon and hundreds across the country. The Albany woman’s suit says she faced pain and bone loss even after having the company’s device removed.

May 19
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Drug deaths dropped 40% in two years, new report shows

The decline in overdoses mirrors a similar trend nationwide, but fatalities are still much higher than they were in the 2000s, with people often taking both fentanyl and methamphetamine

May 14
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Asante withdraws request to buy surgery center in Medford

The Surgery Center of Southern Oregon, which as of last fall employed 85 employees, is closing by June 30. The center had been losing money and patients following the launch of a competing surgery center.

May 11
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Child abuse charges spark firings at Kaiser, PeaceHealth

The two health systems say they acted promptly after news surfaced of allegations involving a PeaceHealth medical assistant and a Kaiser doctor

May 5
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For now, Supreme Court allows mailing of abortion pills after appeal by Oregon, other states

The conservative court issued a one-week pause on a lower court’s ruling that would have required patients to obtain the abortion pill in person from their provider, which advocates said would be devastating

May 4