Outlook For Medicaid, State Hospital Uncertain Amid $10.5 Billion Budget Shortfall
Oregon state agencies are facing a $10.5 billion shortfall as the state grapples with a deep recession from the pandemic that hit the health care industry hard.
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Oregon Takes First Steps Toward Reopening The State
Gov. Kate Brown is moving towards reopening Oregon.
As a first step, she said she will allow health care providers to provide non-urgent surgeries and procedures starting May 1 if they meet certain criteria.
Oregon Takes First Steps Toward Reopening The State
Gov. Kate Brown is moving towards reopening Oregon.
As a first step, she said she will allow health care providers to provide non-urgent surgeries and procedures starting May 1 if they meet certain criteria.
Rural Lawmakers Urge Governor To Fund Struggling Hospitals
A bipartisan group of 11 rural lawmakers called on Gov. Kate Brown on Friday to support a $200 million plan to keep hospitals afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.
Lawmakers Blast Oregon Health Authority Over Rural Hospitals In ‘Freefall’
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A month after Oregon’s first COVID-19 case was confirmed, state medical officials say the worst of t
Surging Health Care Worker Quarantines Raise Concerns As Coronavirus Spreads
As the U.S. battles to limit the spread of the highly contagious new coronavirus, the number of health care workers ordered to self-quarantine because of potential exposure to an infected patient is rising at an exponential pace.
Feds Cut Medicare Payments To Hospitals Over Readmissions
Medicare cut payments to 2,583 hospitals Tuesday, continuing the Affordable Care Act’s eight-year campaign to financially pressure hospitals into reducing the number of patients who return for a second stay within a month.
Analysis: How Your Beloved Hospital Helps To Drive Up Health Care Costs
As voters fume about the high cost of health care, politicians have been targeting two well-deserved villains: pharmaceutical companies, whose prices have risen more than inflation, and ins
Profits At Legacy Health Plummet
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For a few years, the Affordable Care Act was a financial windfall for Oregon hospitals.
Hundreds Of McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center Employees Poised To Strike
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About half of the employees at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield have voted to strike.
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