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Last-ditch effort mounted to rescue decades-old health program

A state-appointed work group is calling for the retention of a long-contentious health care cost-control program that’s been targeted for termination by the Kotek administration

Nov 25, 2025
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Q&A: Legacy CEO George Brown on the OHSU breakup and an independent future

The semi-retired longtime health care leader came back to Legacy Health as a short-term placeholder. Now 18 months in, he says the Oregon-based hospital system is regaining its financial footing.

Nov 13, 2025
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The Malhotra Lab team includes Dhanir Tailor, Sanjay Malhotra, Arpit Dheeraj and Carrsyn Haley. | COURTESY OF OHSU

OHSU study highlights potential new drug for aggressive breast cancer

A synthetic molecule derived from plants could significantly improve survival rates for an aggressive form of breast cancer, as well as for breast cancer patients with metabolic disease, such as diabetes.

Nov 7, 2025
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PacificSource's Lane County pullout is a ‘canary in the coal mine,’ CEO says

The health care program serving a third of Oregonians is at the brink of a ‘precipice’ and the state needs to take action to ensure care for lower-income people remains intact, said Dr. John Espinola, who heads the Springfield-based health insurer

Nov 4, 2025
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Left to right, panelists Kristen Anderson and Stephanie Barr, moderator Dr. Marguerita Lightfoot, and panelists Mary Peveto and Laura Golino de Lovato talk about collaborative approaches to ending health inequities at the Oct. 27 Oregon Health Forum. | JOANNE ZUHL/THE LUND REPORT

Ending inequities demands creative collaboration, health care leaders, advocates say

State and local government, companies, foundations, nonprofits and other institutions can work together more productively to boost community health as federal cuts to equity-related programs addressing food, housing and the environment take hold, panelists said

Oct 30, 2025
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Disability services company Rever Grand settles Oregon fraud charges

Under new ownership, the Grants Pass provider will pay $100 and hire an outside monitor

Oct 27, 2025
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Oregon primary care takeaway sparks alarm for doctors, clinics

An overoptimistic budget projection by state health officials has led to a scramble to slash funding relied on by primary care providers. But critics say care for low-income children, mothers and others is at risk.

Oct 21, 2025

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Trillium will take over care for 92,000 low-income PacificSource members in Lane County

Low state payments are prompting the change, and it remains to be seen how quickly Trillium can contract with enough providers to accommodate the new members

Oct 16, 2025
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Oregon's Prescription Drug Affordability Board, shown here at their Sept. 17, 2025, meeting. | SCREENSHOT

State’s drug price affordability board has a new top staffer

Sarah Young will help a state advisory board try to hold the line against drug prices that are helping drive up the cost of health care

Oct 14, 2025
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An artist's rendering of a proposed behavioral health hospital planned by PeaceHealth and LifePoint for Springfield. | COURTESY PEACEHEALTH

Suit challenges new Oregon behavioral health siting law

Neighboring landowners hope to block PeaceHealth’s behavioral health hospital and a Lane County mental health crisis center