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HEALTH CARE WORKERS AT SAMARITAN NORTH LINCOLN HOSPITAL IN LINCOLN CITY RALLY ON MAY 28, 2022 TO CALL ATTENTION TO THEIR NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW CONTRACT. THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 49, WHICH REPRESENTS 115 WORKERS AT THE HOSPITAL, ANNOUNCED A LABOR AGREEMENT ON MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2022./COURTESY PHOTO

Workers Ink Contract At Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital

New agreement gives raises to 115 workers providing health care and services at Lincoln City hospital.

Jun 28, 2022
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Oregon Resources To Combat Heat Waves

Resources for residents, landlords and local government agencies to prepare for the next heat wave.

Jun 28, 2022

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Protesters gather at the U.S. Supreme Court on May 3, 2022, after a report that the court will overturn Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion. | SHUTTERSTOCK

In Abortion Access Fight, Oregon’s Merger Law Is A Tool Unlike Any Other

Washington lawmakers want to emulate Oregon’s new health care merger law to preserve abortion access in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling.

Jun 28, 2022
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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland. | M.O. STEVENS/WIKIMEDIA

Providence St. Vincent Strike More Likely As Nurses Reject Proposed Contract

The vote to overturn a union-negotiated deal for 1,600 nurses could have major ripple effects beyond the Portland hospital — one of three in Oregon where nurses have authorized a strike.

Jun 23, 2022
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Members of the Oregon Prescription Drug Affordability Board meet for the first time on Thursday. The board will study high drug prices and recommend solutions./Screenshot by Ben Botkin

State’s New Prescription Drug Affordability Board Gets To Work

Te new board will address high prescription drug prices that are unaffordable to many and make up a large portion of state health spending.

Jun 23, 2022
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OHSU Hospital on Marquam Hill. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

OHSU Proposes $4.3 Billion Break-Even Budget To Plug Staffing Gaps

Institution proposes to zero out profit margins to grow by about 400 employees, mostly to replace costly temp nurses.

Jun 23, 2022
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State: Oregon Insurers Fell Short In Reproductive Health Coverage 

Oregon Division of Financial Regulation report finds violations of the state’s 2017 Reproductive Health Equity Act.

Jun 22, 2022

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A NEW ONE-STOP TREATMENT CENTER WILL BE LOCATED IN THIS BUILDING IN BEAVERTON ON NORTHWEST EVERGREEN PARKWAY, WHICH CURRENTLY HOUSES THE COUNTY'S EMERGENCY DISPATCH./COURTESY WASHINGTON COUNTY

CODA To Operate One-Stop Substance Use Recovery Center In Washington County

The triage and treatment center in Beaverton will add 86 detox, sobering and residential treatment beds as soon as 2024.

Jun 21, 2022
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Nurses and others gathered in downtown Oregon City on May 11, 2022 for an informational picket about contract negotiations with Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center. | COURTESY OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION

Oregon Health Care Workers Increasingly Turn To Unions

The push in Oregon to organize for better working conditions reflects a broader national trend.

Jun 21, 2022
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New Oregon Health Care Merger Law Gets First Test

A New York private equity firm wants state approval to buy two Oregon hospice facilities as part of $2.8 billion national health care transaction.

Jun 16, 2022
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