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Medical Debt Contributes To Majority Of Oregon Bankruptcies, Report Finds

Roughly 4,800 Oregonians filing for bankruptcy in 2019 listed medical bills among their debts, according to a new report.

Sep 9, 2021
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New York Pharmacy Firm Presses Case Against Oregon Rival

The civil lawsuit, alleging anti-competitive practices by Portland firm LegitScript, may move to Oregon venue.

Sep 9, 2021
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Last year a state employee inadvertently released the vaccination status of some 40,000 Oregon state employees. Pictured is an Aviva Health temporary COVID-19 testing and vaccination site in Roseburg. | PHOTO COURTESY OF AVIVA HEALTH

Hospitals Create Temporary Clinics To Relieve Crowded Emergency Departments

As patients sick with COVID-19 overwhelm Oregon hospitals, tents are set up to create urgent care clinics for patients with lesser ailments.

Sep 6, 2021
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Oregon Receives Failing Grade For Its In-Prison Response To COVID-19

Oregon had one of the highest discrepancies between infection and death rates of prisoners versus its population, a report found.

Sep 2, 2021
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Rena Langlitz is a registered nurse in the emergency department of Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville.

Facing Aggressive Patients, Other Stress, Nurses At Willamette Valley Medical Center Push For Union Contract

Talks are stalled between administrators at the hospital in McMinnville and the Oregon Nurses Association members.

Sep 2, 2021
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Cost Of Oregon Commercial Health Insurance Premiums to Inch Upward In 2022

State regulators approve an average 1.5% increase in rates for the individual and small-group commercial markets.

Sep 1, 2021

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Former Clackamas Chiropractor Sentenced For Oxycodone Distribution

His girlfriend died of an overdose in 2016 from oxycodone pills she obtained using one of his illegal prescriptions.

Aug 31, 2021
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OHSU nurse practitioner Shelby Freed tests a patient for COVID. | BRADLEY W. PARKS/OPB

Influx Of Medical Workers Into Oregon Is Big But May Not Be Enough

Out-of-state medical staffing companies are providing about 800 crucial health care workers in the weeks ahead as hospitals are swamped with COVID-19 patients.

Aug 30, 2021
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Loopholes, Lack Of Staffing Stymie Transparency Of Oregon’s Drug Pricing Program

The state’s Prescription Drug Price Transparency Program was created to illuminate pharmaceutical pricing practices, but pharmaceutical companies have shielded information they say infringes on trade secrets.

Aug 30, 2021
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An artist's depiction of a proposed psychiatric hospital proposed for a site in Wilsonville. | UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES

Universal Health Wins Tentative Approval For 60-bed Wilsonville Psychiatric Hospital

The state has granted fewer beds than the company sought, and the facility must devote nearly half its beds to mental health patients from hospital ERs and other secure facilities.

Aug 27, 2021
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