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Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville. | CHRIS LIGHT VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Willamette Valley Medical Center, UnitedHealthcare may be close on contract

About 4,000 Medicare Advantage members have been subjected to alarming warnings about potentially losing coverage of their providers, but a spokesperson for the Yamhill County hospital suggests a deal may be near

Jun 18
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Kathie Hightower in her home in Nehalem. When her husband was dying of a rare form of cancer, community support helped her get through the challenges. She's one of a group of volunteers training to do end-of-life caregiving in Oregon's rural coastal communities. | RACHEL MILLER-HOWARD/THE LUND REPORT

As rural Oregon ages, communities turn to volunteers for death care

People in Tillamook County are trying to elevate their communities’ awareness of death and dying

Jun 11
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A doctor visits an elderly patient. | MARC ST. GIL, PUBLIC DOMAIN, VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Florida-based bid to take over Housecall Providers under state review

Years of losses by the home-based primary care and hospice provider had become too much for CareOregon, its nonprofit parent, to offset

Jun 2
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Oregon lawmakers consider tightening hospice oversight over fraud, abuse concerns

Senate Bill 1575 aims to protect people at the end of their lives from fraudulent companies that have stolen identities and provided few services in other states

Feb 10
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Sleep well to live longer, new OHSU study says

The correlation between good sleep and life expectancy is not news, but how closely the relationship holds up even on a local level is quite remarkable, according to a sleep researcher who worked with graduate researchers to spearhead a nationwide analysis.

Dec 9, 2025
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It's time for Oregon seniors on Medicare Advantage to shop around

The time has come for nearly 1 million Oregonian seniors and disabled people to enroll in Medicare, and numerous changes in plans and coverage mean that many enrollees need to be on guard and weigh options carefully

Oct 16, 2025
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Hillsboro residential facility hit with $12 million suit

A lawsuit filed against a major Pacific Northwest provider claims a new resident was provided with none of the medication he needed, leading to him being found unresponsive three days after checking into his apartment

Jul 17, 2025
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Changes to Oregon's Death With Dignity Act may advance

A bill intended to streamline access to physician-assisted death around the state has sparked controversy, leading to some amendments

May 30, 2025
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Three-quarters of Americans oppose Medicaid cuts, poll shows

House Republicans are poised to release a bill that will likely propose cutting hundreds of billions in federal funding for Medicaid, even though poll shows a majority of their constituents disapprove

May 1, 2025