Senator Ron Wyden | The Lund Report

Surveying Healthcare Challenges, Wyden Sees 2017 as a Year of Wins

Speaking from downtown Portland, the U.S. senator said Medicare and children’s health insurance programs are better off now than a year ago, though Oregon and the U.S. still have many challenges.

Despite a political climate in Washington, D.C., that makes compromise challenging at best, critical healthcare programs have been protected and strengthened over the past year, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., told about 150 people who gathered for the Oregon Health Forum’s Friday morning event.

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Courtney Sherwood

Oregon Policymakers Join Senator Ron Wyden On Stage April 6

The panelists will discuss health policy implications for Oregon.

When Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will appear at a breakfast forum April 6 to share his perspective on health policy developments in Washington D.C., he’ll be joined by a panel of experts from

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Diane Lund-Muzikant

Senator Ron Wyden to Discuss Health Reform April 6 in Portland

The U.S. senator will discuss national policy at a breakfast put on by Oregon Health Forum.

Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will share his perspective on health policy developments in Washington, D.C., at a breakfast forum on Friday

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Diane Lund Muzikant

Wyden Says Trump Administration Could Derail Oregon's Medicaid Waiver

At the same time, Wyden is fairly certain the federal government will sign off on the waiver before President Obama leaves office.

While Governor Kate Brown and the Oregon Health Authority are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to approve Oregon’s multi-year waiver before President-elect Trump takes office, there still could be trouble ahead, according to U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-OR.

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Diane Lund-Muzikant

Oregon Participation in Medicare Advantage Chronic Care Demonstration

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today said he hopes Medicare Advantage plans in Oregon will apply for a new demonstration project from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that would encourage the use of high-value health services to treat chronic illn

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Hank Stern

Oregon Witness Highlights State’s Approach to Serving Vulnerable Families

Wyden proposal builds on Oregon’s strategy

WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today heard from three witnesses with Oregon ties about the need for more flexibility in the child welfare system to help vulnerable families and children and reduce lengthy stays in foster care.

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Sam Offerdahl

Wyden Decries Dangerous Attacks On Women's Health Services

Finance Ranking Democrat Says a Vote to Defund Planned Parenthood Paints a “Big, Red target” on Health Care for Women

WASHINGTON – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today spoke on the Senate floor before an expected vote to remove federal funding for Planned Parenthood, an organization that provides many vital women’s health services.

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Samantha Offerdahl

Police Arrest Twelve at Regence

Part of 54 arrests in nine states, Portland demonstrators chose Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield

October 15, 2009 -- Police arrested 12 people today for trespassing outside the Portland headquarters of Regence BlueCross BlueShield. The acts of civil disobedience were met by similar direct actions in nine cities across the country organized by Healthcare Now and the Center for the Working Poor.

Including the 12 in Portland, 54 people were arrested nationwide.

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David Rosenfeld