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Multnomah County Far From Opening Classrooms

Younger people increasingly are contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in the county, with testing delays hampering contact-tracing efforts.

Aug 3, 2020

Tina Edlund (far right), a panelist in a 2018 Oregon Health Forum, is retiring as senior health policy advisor to Gov. Kate Brown./Oregon Health Forum | OREGON HEALTH FORUM

Governor’s Senior Health Policy Advisor Is Retiring

Tina Edlund, who is currently on leave, will stay on part-time to deal with COVID-19 issues.

Aug 3, 2020
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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | RENAUDE HATSEDAKIS

Budget-Cutting Special Session Planned For Aug. 10

A proclamation obtained by The Lund Report says there is an "urgent need" to reblance the state budget and “ensure delivery of benefits and benefit programs to Oregonians.”

Jul 31, 2020
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Too Few Nurse Practitioners Work In Primary Care In Oregon, Study Shows

Just one-quarter of Oregon’s nurse practitioner workforce is actually providing primary care services, according to an analysis by the Oregon Center for Nursing.

Jul 30, 2020
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Oregon Health & Science University | MICHAEL MCDERMOTT/OHSU

OHSU Incoming Med Students Fight For DACA Student, Against Tuition Rise

Students blast the university over what they say was a lack of transparency related to a 7.5% tuition hike and a lifting of a freeze on tuition rises.

Jul 29, 2020
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Alan Weil, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, talks about health care and racism during an Oregon Health Forum panel on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Health Care Systems Should Allow More Diversity At The Top, Panelists Say

The health care industry should share power to address disparities that impact communities of color, panelists said.

Jul 28, 2020
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Alan Weil, editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, talks about health care and racism during an Oregon Health Forum panel on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Health Care Systems Should Allow More Diversity At The Top, Panelists Say

Panelists spoke about how the health care industry can address social determinants that disproportionately impact communities of color.

Jul 28, 2020
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Oregon Could Lose Big In ACA Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide on a case that could unravel the Affordable Care Act which led to an expansion of Medicaid, which now covers more than 1 million people in Oregon.

Jul 27, 2020
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