What Will UnitedHealth’s New Trove Of Claims Data Mean For Consumers?
UnitedHealth, which has been expanding in Oregon, is under scrutiny over issues that include its data practices.
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Hospices Have Become Big Business For Private Equity Firms, Raising Concerns About End-of-Life Care
Two-thirds of hospices, once primarily run by nonprofit entities, are now for-profit — and they are increasingly a target for private equity firms.
Central Oregon’s St. Charles Lays Off 2 Top Executives As Patients Face Rationed Care
Medical providers at the region’s only hospital system now must scrutinize patient admissions and at times discharge people “uncomfortably early.”
Medicaid Weighs Attaching Strings To Nursing Home Payments To Improve Patient Care
Laws passed in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York to mandate nursing home spending on care have sparked federal interest in the idea.
Strike Votes Commence At 2 Providence Hospitals
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Nurses will vote between May 23 and June 2 on possible strikes at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center and Providence Milwaukie Hospital.
Health Care Workers Brace For The Worst As Omicron Projections Change
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Though an Oregon omicron forecast has improved, the impact on hospitals still could exceed the pandemic’s worst point.
‘Letters Of Protection’ For Injured Patients Can Mean Huge Medical Bills
So-caled letters of protection can saddle patients with medical debt — and drive a personal injury care system that operates with little oversight despite widespread complaints of grossly inflated billings and other problems that can place patients at risk.
