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At some Oregon hospitals, inpatient psychiatric units face uncertain future

Hospital behavioral health units are chronic money losers because insurers fail to cover the full cost of care

Feb 13, 2024

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Oregon Senate leaders spoke to reporters about their priorities for a 2024 legislative session expected to focus on addressing housing and behavioral health. From left: Senate Minority Leader Tim Knopp, Senate President Rob Wagner and Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Legislature’s 2024 session looks packed with health care

Lawmakers will take up major health care issues in the five-week session as well as potential Measure 110 changes

Feb 6, 2024
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Oregon has huge shortage of treatment beds, consultant finds

Despite recent investments of more than $1.5 billion into Oregon’s behavioral health system, the state falls far short of what it needs to meet demand for treatment, according to a new report

Feb 1, 2024
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PeaceHealth, Vancouver - Medical Center Physician's Building. | COURTESY PEACEHEALTH

Law enforcement investigating threats against PeaceHealth Southwest nurse

The Vancouver hospital is boosting security in response to threatening comments on TikTok that reportedly related to notes in a patient’s chart

Jan 22, 2024
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

NAMI Oregon argues court orders have excluded civilly committed patients

The advocacy group made the argument as it backed a federal court appeal by hospital systems who say they’re being saddled unfairly with civilly committed patients.

Jan 9, 2024
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Asante settled Medicare fraud allegations at Medford hospital

The health system now at the center of a local police investigation recently resolved a lengthy federal probe into a whistleblower lawsuit claiming fraudulent billing

Jan 9, 2024
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A box of Narcan, an-opioid reversing drug, before it was distributed at a day shelter in Ontario, Ore. on Oct. 13, 2022. | KYLE GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

New year brings new laws on insurance coverage, Narcan availability and more

Health care bills that made it past the finish line during the last session are now law

Jan 2, 2024
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Portland, Oregon. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Even without a pandemic, health care was wild in 2023

It was a year in which the health care community had hoped to recuperate. Instead, Oregon and southwest Washington saw major changes affecting workers, patients, insurers, state officials and health systems.

Dec 21, 2023

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Legacy Health employees are unionizing at blinding speed

More groups of employees across the eight-hospital system are moving to join unions even as their management talks to OHSU about potentially being absorbed

Dec 12, 2023
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A patient room at the OHSU Center for Women's Health | COURTESY OF OHSU

OHSU privatizing fertility services as San Francisco company opens clinic in Portland

OHSU will lay off some employees and 'lease’ physicians to Spring Fertility when the private equity—backed firm opens a new facility in Northwest Portland, potentially meaning a smaller waitlist for would-be parents

Dec 12, 2023
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