Knight Cancer Challenge

Oregon Health & Science University secured $200 million from the state it said it needed to move ahead with the Phil Knight Challenge for cancer research, but House Speaker Tina Kotek got chewed up in a failed attempt to resolve a dispute over whether the tertiary hospital would agree to accept all Medicaid patients, even those from FamilyCare, with which OHSU is locked in legal battle.

At the same time, Jim Kronenberg argues that Big PhRMA should be brought to its heels but doubts our elected officials have the courage to do so.

Oregon Health & Science University brought its heavyweights to the Capitol on Friday with a request that the state pitch in $200 million worth of general obligation bonds to help Oregon invest in a “cancer-curing economy.”

The medical school also reported a $22 million increase in net worth at its board meeting and announced plans for an ambulatory hospital