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Longtime Oregon Health Authority equity director sues state over termination

Leann Johnson has filed a federal lawsuit saying she was ‘scapegoated’ and faced retaliation for raising discrimination concerns and questioning agency leadership

Mar 21
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Tillamook dialysis center delays prompt new legislation

State Rep. Cyrus Javadi says he’s introducing a bill to ensure delays to a new treatment center for kidney patients don’t happen again, saying ‘this is something we need to fix’

Mar 14
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Massive Medicaid cuts floated in Congress face hurdles

Amid a sea of scenarios that would hurt low-income people and others in Oregon, not much is clear, and specific budget cuts haven’t happened yet

Mar 13
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Oregon faces ‘crisis’ in growing number of babies born with syphilis, officials say

Even as overall syphilis numbers go down in the state, more and more babies are being born with it — particularly in rural areas

Mar 11
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Salem Health-Regence split turns spotlight on insurance company wealth

Power struggles, pressure tactics and public brinksmanship in recent disputes between health insurers and providers — such as hospitals — are all about money. Insurers have it, and providers want more of it.

Mar 4
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The Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council discusses during its July 3, 2024 meeting a new formula for grants that is intended to set a funding floor for rural counties. | SCREENSHOT

Lawmakers want to change how Measure 110 funds are spent

Local officials don't like spending decisions made by a volunteer oversight council

Feb 26
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Oregon hospitals report less spending on ‘community benefit’ programs

Hospitals spent less on charity care and other programs while still meeting state minimums, but critics say it's not enough

Feb 25
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Opinion: OHSU-Legacy merger would improve specialty care for children with heart disease, others

Higher volume centers provide better care, and the proposed deal would eliminate barriers that hurt outcomes, two OHSU pediatric cardiologists say

Feb 15

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Troubled Bandon-based nonprofit will stay open, preserving care on the Oregon coast

After years of turmoil, Coast Community Health Center was prepared to call it quits two weeks ago. But the federally funded nonprofit now says an infusion of funds and a new operating partner will keep services going to low-income residents.

Jan 28
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Gov. Tina Kotek and Attorney General Dan Rayfield blasted the Trump administration on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 after federal funding portals shut down in the wake of a new White House order.

Kotek, Rayfield blast Trump over shutdown of Medicaid funding

As lawmakers take up an optimistic budget proposed by Kotek, the unexplained abrupt shutdown of federal reimbursements to a variety of safety net programs is sparking a backlash across the country

Jan 28