Oregon Sets Minimum Charity Care Levels For Hospitals
Other states have set minimums for hospital groups but Oregon is the first to set levels for individual hospitals, which have profited from the expansion of Medicaid.
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Other states have set minimums for hospital groups but Oregon is the first to set levels for individual hospitals, which have profited from the expansion of Medicaid.
Salem Health said it will try to keep its planned schedule but two sites in Portland will be canceled on Friday due to expected snow and ice.
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Oregon State University has found numerous instances of a Southern California strain that’s caused several large outbreaks there, plus a highly infectious British strain.
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The institution also said in a presentation prepared for its board that it is moving toward “making OHSU an anti-racist organization.”
Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties have closed their signup form, leaving about 50,000 people in the metro area without an appointment.
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Governor sticks with COVID-19 vaccination schedule despite critics, including the group representing Oregon hospitals.
The area was late in adding seniors 65 and older to its eligibility list along with 50-year-olds in multigenerational households but is now on par with the rest of the state.
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The Vancouver, Washington-based company remains silent about its long-range plans for the Eugene site.