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Former Asante nurse sues health care system, alleging discrimination and retaliation

In a ruling, the Bureau of Labor and Industries finds that Asante retaliated against the critical care nurse after he filed complaints

Jan 6
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Shuttering primate research center could cost $1 billion over eight years, OHSU report asserts

Ordered by lawmakers to study possible scenarios for a reduction or closure of the center, Oregon Health & Science University's report said closure would lose $100 million a year just in research funding, and that doesn't include costs that could reach $820 million if its West Campus also has to close

Jan 2
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The Capitol Building in Salem, Ore., on March 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

New health care laws in Oregon will add protections for patients, providers

The new laws take effect Jan. 1 and address medical debt, civil commitment, ambulance costs, menopause, breast reconstruction and medical visits on vacation

Dec 30, 2025
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Oregon awarded $197 million for rural health, hospitals

Oregon fares well in first year of federal program intended to fend off criticisms of Congressional health care cuts

Dec 29, 2025
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Legacy providers and supporters on the strike line at Legacy Emanuel | COURTESY OF OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION

Striking Legacy providers reject tentative agreement

The walkout by more than 130 nurse practitioners, physician associates and clinical nurse specialists will continue after a negotiated compromise failed to win their support

Dec 29, 2025
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Letter to the editor: Oregon’s universal health journey is headed in the right direction

Single-payer advocates Tom Sincic and Valdez Bravo say that things are mostly going according to plan at the Universal Health Plan Governance Board, though the group should be hewing closer to its statutory mission

Dec 23, 2025
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State, counties end stalemate over behavioral health services

Just as a federal judge was taking interest, state and local officials came to a compromise over county mental health responsibilities. The impasse had become heated, with local officials saying they were being streamrolled and patients would suffer as a result.

Dec 22, 2025
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Clockwise from front left: Sophomores Madison Cailteux, Kaden Davis Young, Samuel Stanley, Jack Von Ammon and Pearl Carter participate in cooperative learning during science class at South Eugene High School on Dec. 11, 2023. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Letter from the Editor: On impact and the power of bearing witness

The effects of good journalism may not be immediate. But it does make a difference.

Dec 18, 2025

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Opinion: A wake-up call for Oregon’s economy and health care system

The latest bad news concerning Vibra and Asante hospitals in Oregon shows the need to fix a complex web of well-intentioned laws that are costing jobs and harming communities, argues the state hospital association leader

Dec 18, 2025
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State can’t show progress five years after Measure 110’s passage, audit finds

The Oregon Health Authority has not established systems to allow the public to judge whether the $800 million spent on Measure 110 programs so far is having the desired effect, according to a new report

Dec 18, 2025
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