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More public-comment meetings slated for proposed CareOregon/SCAN merger

Details on potential effects of the pending deal remain hazy as a California nonprofit Medicare insurer moves toward absorption of a major provider of health care to low-income Oregonians

Nov 14, 2023

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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Judge’s psychiatric discharge deadlines spawned ‘legal limbo,’ service gaps, locals say

Efforts to fix a bottleneck at Oregon State Hospital have increased problems elsewhere, local officials told lawmakers Wednesday

Nov 8, 2023
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Portland-area senior sues Mutual of Omaha over repeated denials

Despite frequent falls, dementia and other concerns, the insurer has denied coverage of assisted living, according to the suit

Nov 2, 2023
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The Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace is a state portal that connects individuals to health insurance and potential federal subsidies to help pay for it. | HEALTHCARE.OREGON.GOV/THE LUND REPORT

New rates, other changes as individual enrollment begins in Oregon

People who buy their own plans and are not on Medicare can get hefty discounts, even at incomes not previously eligible

Nov 2, 2023
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State Rep. Ben Bowman, at left, on the House floor in the Oregon Capitol. | COURTESY REP. BEN BOWMAN'S OFFICE.

Bill seeks to curb corporate control of health care in Oregon

Rep. Ben Bowman said Oregon’s laws haven’t kept up with an accelerating trend in health care that many worry puts profits over patients

Oct 31, 2023
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During a rally at PeaceHealth's University District hospital in Eugene on Sept. 11, 2023, Oregon Nurses Association executive director Anne Tan Piazza addresses the crowd. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

PeaceHealth to issue layoff notices with its Eugene hospital emergency department closing Dec. 1

Unions, Kotek claim some victories with an urgent care clinic, behavioral health unit slated to remain at University District hospital site, but the system rebuffed Kotek's request to delay its ER closure, citing financial losses

Oct 24, 2023
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Oregon Health & Science University at night. | OHSU/CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS

OHSU, Aetna may cut ties, potentially affecting thousands of seniors

University says insurer has been slow to raise pre-pandemic rates, threatening provider reimbursements

Oct 24, 2023
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Oregon hospitals, state near crucial stage in lawsuit over health care mergers program

Case bears implications for abortion access, health care transparency

Oct 19, 2023
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State seeks Universal Health Plan Governance Board director

Applications are being accepted for the new position, which will play a key role in helping the board develop a potentially sweeping overhaul of the state’s health care system

Oct 17, 2023
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Kevin Heinrich a licensed practical nurse at a workstation at Mirabella Portland’s skilled nursing facility. Nurses and other health care workers have become increasingly hard to find after the pandemic. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Reactions split on nursing home staffing measure in Oregon

Dozens of Oregonians have commented on new federal rules

Oct 5, 2023
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