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Oregon Health & Science University's sprawling west side campus in Portland. | AARON BIELECK/OHSU

OHSU Warns Of $425 Million In Losses From COVID-19

Apr 8, 2020
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Inside Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Lawmakers Blast Oregon Health Authority Over Rural Hospitals In ‘Freefall’

Apr 7, 2020
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Coronavirus Fallout Affects Family Planning

The coronavirus pandemic has affected family planning, forcing some people to delay fertility treatments. Fertility providers have laid off staff and cut back on non-urgent treatments to preserve personal protective equipment like masks and gloves. And travel restrictions have further crimped revenues by keeping international patients from flying to the United States for treatment.

Apr 6, 2020

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PETA Calls On OHSU To End Animal Experiments

Apr 6, 2020
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COVID-19 Could Lead To 1.3 Million In Oregon On Medicaid, Study Says

Depending on the severity of the economic crisis induced by coronavirus, as many as 430,000 Oregonians could lose their employer-sponsored health plans in coming months, and most of those people – 320,000 – would turn to the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s version of Medicaid for low-income residents, a new report forecasts.

Apr 4, 2020

Oregon Appoints New Head Of Insurance And Consumer Affairs Agency

Apr 3, 2020

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A sign outside a Starbucks in Salem during the coronavirus pandemic. Ben Botkin/The Lund Report

Oregon Medicaid Faces Potential Explosion In Demand

Apr 2, 2020
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Medicaid Mental Health Providers See Spike In Demand

The rising number of coronavirus cases reported across Oregon each day is saddling hospitals with unparalleled levels of demand for patient care, bed space and medical supplies.

Apr 1, 2020

Pandemic Could Change Health Care, Experts Say

The health care system has changed rapidly to respond to the coronavirus.

Apr 1, 2020

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Number Of Patients, Infected Health Care Workers Up

The number of infected staff members at Oregon Health & Science University crept up again on Wednesday, as did the number of COVID-19 patients being treated at OHSU Hospital.

Apr 1, 2020