Governor Signs Bill Authorizing Hospital, Insurance Taxes To Fund Medicaid
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday signed into law a tax that will provide funding for the state’s Medicaid plan.
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Federal Officials Penalize 5 Oregon Hospitals For Patient Complications
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Medicare is penalizing five Oregon hospitals this year for having above-average rates of infections and other hospital-acquired complications.
Nearly 1,000 Workers At Providence Portland Medical Center Joining Union
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A labor union has made a major foray in the health care sector in Portland with a razor-thin vote that took nearly two months to decide and could yet be contested.
Opinion: Hospital Readmission Reduction Program Linked To Increase In Mortality
Hospitals and front-line physicians live at the interface of life and death where real-world facts beyond the immediate care setting control their lives and those of the individuals they care for.
OHSU Achieves Breakthrough On Malaria Vaccine
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University announced an initial breakthrough on a vaccine against malaria, which killed nearly 500,000 people worldwide in 2017.
Hospitals Check To See If Patients Are Donor-Worthy — Not Their Organs, But Pockets
Nonprofit hospitals across the United States are seeking donations from the people who rely on them most: their patients.
Need A Hip Replacement? Prices Vary Wildly Among Hospitals
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Need a hip replacement performed at an Oregon hospital? For an inpatient surgery, it could cost you – or your insurer – as much as $42,102 or as little as $29,304 depending on where you go, says a new nationwide report on hip and knee replacements.
Lawsuit Says OHSU Perpetuates ‘Toxic Environment’ Of Sexual Discrimination; University Denies Claims
An accomplished surgeon has filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against Oregon Health & Science University over her pay, career advancement opportunities and a “hostile” work environment.
Briefly: 5 Army Soldiers Embedded At OHSU
Five soldiers in the U.S. Army are now working in the Emergency Department at Oregon Health & Science University.
Providence, SEIU Clash Over High Exec Pay, Union Push
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An Oregon labor union is embroiled in a dispute with Providence Health & Services over millions of dollars in Providence executive pay while trying to win representation for hundreds of lower-paid workers.
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