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Feds Approve $2 Billion, Enrollment Changes For Oregon Health Plan

Children entering the program will remain enrolled until their 6th birthday to improve health, access and avoid the paperwork failures that often lead to disenrollment.

Sep 28, 2022
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Legislative Panel Approves $39.5 Million For Hospital Capacity Crisis

The money will boost staffing so patients can get appropriate care.

Sep 24, 2022
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Patient Wants $2.65 Million After OHSU Allegedly Inserted Implant That Blocked Tumor Scans 

Lawsuit contends doctors should have known the implant could block MRI imaging needed to track woman’s condition.

Sep 8, 2022
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Private Equity Purchases Squeeze Physician-Owned Practices

A study from OHSU and other institutions questions whether private equity ownership drives up cost without improving care.

Sep 6, 2022
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St. Charles Health System Reverses Course On Collecting Overpayments

The central Oregon provider ends its efforts to collect roughly $2 million from employees it overpaid.

Aug 29, 2022
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$40 Million Requested To Ease Oregon’s Hospital Capacity Problems

A wide-ranging plan would put nurses in hospitals and long-term care facilities while offering incentives.

Aug 19, 2022
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St. Charles Health System Seeks $2 Million From Employees

Central Oregon provider tries to recoup overpaid wages as employees push for details.

Aug 12, 2022
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Oregon Device Manufacturer Biotronik Pays $12.95 Million To Settle Whistleblower Case

Two sales reps for the Lake Oswego—based company accused it of using Hawaii trips, sports tickets, wine-tastings and bogus payments to induce surgeons to use its defibrillators and pacemakers; the firm denied wrongdoing.

Jul 23, 2022
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Credit Report Relief Ahead On Medical Debt

Credit bureaus plan to remove small medical bill collections from reports. Here’s how you can benefit.

Jun 30, 2022

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OHSU Proposes $4.3 Billion Break-Even Budget To Plug Staffing Gaps

Institution proposes to zero out profit margins to grow by about 400 employees, mostly to replace costly temp nurses.

Jun 23, 2022
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