Most Oregon Hospitals Owe Feds For Early Pandemic Loans
The loans are contributing to the financial woes of Northwest health systems, which are reporting some of their biggest losses since the pandemic began.
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States Watching As Massachusetts Takes Aim At Hospital Building Boom And Costs
States like Oregon were watching as a Massachusetts health cost watchdog agency and a coalition of consumers, health systems, and insurers helped block a hospital expansion over fears it would drive up costs.
High Health Care Costs Gobble Up Oregonians’ Household Budgets, Report Says
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Rising medical expenses in this state put a wide range of stresses on people, according to a new report.
Most Oregon Hospitals Rank High In New LGBTQ+ Equality Index
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The Human Rights Campaign Foundation named 10 Oregon facilities “Equality Leaders” in its 2022 health care index, but four hospitals fell short.
Many Hospitals Still Not Obeying Federal Price Disclosure Rules, Survey Says
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Among Oregon hospitals surveyed, three post their full range of prices online and eight do not, a nonprofit claims, but several hospitals say that's not true.
State Report Says Hospitals Overcharging Private Insurers
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The trade group representing Oregon hospitals says the state’s analysis is slanted and unfair.
Oregon Launches Merger Oversight Program As Hospitals Object
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Many key details about the merger and acquisition review system are sketchy, hospitals say, but state officials stand by the new program.
Oregon’s Biggest Hospitals Feel Worst Financial Pinch From Pandemic
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Surging staff expenses hit the state’s largest hospitals the hardest in the first nine months of 2021 while some small hospitals prospered, according to new reports.
Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens Of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars
A federal program penalizes hospitals for having the high numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable complications, but many of them it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country.
Bounties And Bonuses Leave Small Hospitals Behind In Staffing Wars
With no end to the staffing crisis in sight, hospitals have taken to enticing workers from other facilities to fulfill needs, using hefty bonuses.
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