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Opinion: A wake-up call for Oregon’s economy and health care system

The latest bad news concerning Vibra and Asante hospitals in Oregon shows the need to fix a complex web of well-intentioned laws that are costing jobs and harming communities, argues the state hospital association leader
December 18, 2025
 
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SHUTTERSTOCK

Last week, leaders from across the state converged at the Oregon Business Plan Leadership Summit to confront an uncomfortable reality: Or