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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 improper 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 Hospital on Marquam Hill. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

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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New Oregon Health Care Merger Law Gets First Test

A New York private equity firm wants state approval to buy two Oregon hospice facilities as part of $2.8 billion national health care transaction.

Jun 16, 2022
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Dr. Jeff Absalon, the health system’s chief physician executive, discussed layoffs Wednesday, May 18, in a Zoom press conference./The Lund Report

Citing Financial Losses, St. Charles Health System Lays Off Staff

Central Oregon provider will lay off 105 non-clinical employees but says services will be maintained.

May 18, 2022
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High Health Care Costs Gobble Up Oregonians’ Household Budgets, Report Says

Rising medical expenses in this state put a wide range of stresses on people, according to a new report.

Apr 26, 2022
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Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood, July 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

To Restore Profitability, OHSU Seeks To Curb Pace Of Jobs Growth

The institution needs to be more selective in where it adds new jobs so it can continue its mission to be a “national-scale” hospital, the board is told.

Apr 21, 2022
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THIS OREGON MEDICAL GROUP CLINIC IN EUGENE IS ONE OF SEVERAL PRIMARY CARE BUSINESSES BOUGHT IN OREGON BY UNITEDHEALTH'S OPTUM HEALTH DIVISION.

Insurance Giant UnitedHealth Expands Into Oregon Primary Care

The insurer buys two Oregon networks, adding to the corporation’s roster of 1,500 clinics nationwide.

Apr 21, 2022
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Providence Pays $22.7 Million To Settle Whistleblower Complaint

A doctor’s investigation of his colleagues sparked a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into allegations of fraudulent billing in Washington state.

Apr 14, 2022
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The building on Southwest Broadway in Portland that housed FamilyCare's corporate offices. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Health Authority Settles With FamilyCare For $22.5 Million 

Proceeds of the agreement will be donated to the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in Lebanon.

Mar 25, 2022
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