While hospitals cite their recent revenue drops and plead for money from lawmakers, they often are sitting on healthy reserve accounts that they built up in the boom years.
The federal government gave the two for-profit hospitals in the state plenty despite the fact that they generate big annual payouts for their out-of-state owners.
Jun 8, 2020
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PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGE IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA./HEIDI DE MARCO/KAISER HEALTH NEWS
Public records reveal tension between political and health concerns at the highest levels of Oregon's government in late April, as reopening plans were finalized.
Thirty-one Oregon counties are expected to move into the next phase of reopening, where they could stay for some time. Multnomah County hopes to enter Phase 1 a week from Friday.