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Letter to the editor: Universal Health Plan Governance Board deserves support, understanding Premium

Corvallis resident and former task force member Warren George says criticisms of the new law lack clarity, context

Sep 5, 2023

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Barney Speight played a major role in reforms to Oregon's health care system intended to lower costs and improve access. | COURTESY PHOTO

In memoriam: Barney Speight

Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber and other health policy leaders say Speight had a hand in key reforms that expanded access and coverage over his decades-long career

May 16

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Opinion: Oregon should battle the hostile takeover of its health care system

Legislation would curb the trend in which private equity investors, insurance conglomerates and retail chains are swallowing clinics and transferring power away from patients and their doctors, writes former Gov. John Kitzhaber

Feb 20

Jon and Jennifer Epstein look at photos from their son, Cal's, memorial inside his bedroom on Jan. 24, 2023. Cal died from an accidental drug overdose in December 2020 after he unknowingly took a counterfeit pill laced with fentanyl. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Opinion: Oregon lawmakers must include youth prevention in drug policy proposals

As state legislators debate changes to Measure 110, parent and youth advocate Jon Epstein urges them to consider upstream measures and youth treatment needs in their legislation

Jan 30

Jonathan Mroz in Old Town on April 5, 2023, standing on the patch of sidewalk where he was living in tent before he entered a withdrawal management facility two years ago. Today he works just blocks away as a communications specialist for Central City Concern. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Opinion: How to address homelessness in Portland

Jonathan Mroz, who knows what it's like to experience homelessness in Portland, shares his perspective on what it will take to get people the help they need

Sep 28, 2023

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Opinion: Oregon’s Congressional delegation must support better medical billing practices

The FAIR and SITE Acts moving through Congress would protect patients from encountering inflated costs for health care services, writes OSPIRG’s Maribeth Guarino

Aug 17, 2023
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Opinion: Oregon deserves a visionary leader for its health authority

The job is one that has far-reaching implications for every Oregonian, and it will require an extraordinary person to be successful

Jul 27, 2023
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Opinion: It’s time for Oregon to regulate pharmaceutical middlemen, specialty drugs

Employers shouldn’t have to go bankrupt covering crucial, life-saving medications due to deceptive PBM practices

Jun 13, 2023
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Opinion: Asante puts profits ahead of patients. It’s time to put people first.

A certified nursing assistant at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center explains why more than one thousand frontline health care workers are forming a new union there

May 30, 2023
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