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Lake Oswego medical device company faces new allegations of fraud, ‘kickbacks’

A sales manager for Biotronik accuses the company of improperly rewarding doctors who use its devices and defrauding Medicare in a lawsuit that comes 3 years after a federal investigation of similar complaints

Nov 13, 2025
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Ingrid Solares, director of Clinica Esperanza and health equity director of Adelante Mujeres, hugs Lupe Hernandez, also of Adelante Mujeres, after a session with clients in October 2024. The clinic is decorated in warm colors that are popular in Latin culture and green to create a soothing atmosphere. | COURTESY OF ADELANTE MUJERES

Trump administration’s immigration enforcement sows fear, anxiety among patients and providers

The situation is affecting people’s health, throwing immigrant communities into a state of crisis

Oct 28, 2025
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Planned Parenthood clinic in Portland, Ore. | COURTESY PLANNED PARENTHOOD

Planned Parenthood dips into reserves to serve patients as lawmakers mull funding

The organization’s clinics are still open but they’ll need state funding to maintain the status quo, officials said

Oct 23, 2025
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PacificSource headquarters is located in Springfield, Oregon. | COURTESY PHOTO

PacificSource laying off 56, closing administrative office in Springfield

The company said the layoffs are unrelated to its decision to pull out of the Oregon Health Plan in Lane County

Oct 21, 2025
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Legacy closed it's West Linn Urgent Care, above, in 2021. Now the nonprofit says it will close six more urgent care sites in Portland and Clark County. | COURTESY LEGACY GOHEALTH

Six Legacy/GoHealth urgent care clinics in Portland and Clark County to close

The struggling Oregon-based health system is limiting or shuttering other programs, too, and it’s not clear how many employees and patients will be affected

Oct 16, 2025
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Providence, Oregon's largest hospital provider, is closing four Portland-area occupational health clinics. They tend to be heavily used by other health care-related businesses for everything from workplace injuries to drug screening. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Providence closing four Portland-area occupational health clinics

The latest cuts by the health care giant are likely to hurt the thousands of businesses that have depended on its services for drug tests and workplace injuries

Oct 14, 2025
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Many Oregonians will see double-digit health insurance increases starting in January

State regulators had delayed their final rate announcement for commercial health insurance premiums while awaiting the outcome of a court case and wrangling in Congress

Oct 8, 2025
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Bend OB-GYN claims St. Charles forced him to close down

Dr. John Murphy claims in a suit that his gender is why St. Charles failed to rehire him as promised and subjected him to low pay as an outside physician

Oct 7, 2025
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Jennifer Mitchell at PeaceHealth. | COURTESY OF DR. JENNIFER MITCHELL

Concierge Docs: Why two physicians in Eugene are leaving PeaceHealth to create direct care practices

The city has become a hub of clinics that charge only a fee, with nearly as many as Portland

Oct 2, 2025
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Chris Pryor, a 73-year-old in Eugene, switched to a concierge practice about a year ago. He said the $99-a-month fee saves him money and frustration. | COURTESY OF CHRIS PRYOR

Concierge docs: As direct care clinics proliferate, debate continues

Some analysts worry that the trend of primary care physicians charging membership fees to patients contributes to health care inequities. Supporters in Oregon argue that these retainer or ‘direct care’ practices prevent burnout and help ease the state’s primary care crisis.

Sep 25, 2025