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Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis. | M.O. STEVENS | WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Corvallis-based Samaritan Health announces deal to join MultiCare

Financially strapped system’s CEO had called the Oregon health care environment ‘unsustainable.’ If the deal is approved, Washington-based MultiCare would invest an undisclosed amount in Samaritan’s facilities.

Oct 23, 2025
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Oregon primary care takeaway sparks alarm for doctors, clinics

An overoptimistic budget projection by state health officials has led to a scramble to slash funding relied on by primary care providers. But critics say care for low-income children, mothers and others is at risk.

Oct 21, 2025

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PacificSource headquarters is located in Springfield, Oregon. | COURTESY PHOTO

PacificSource laying off 56, closing administrative office in Springfield

The company said the layoffs are unrelated to its decision to pull out of the Oregon Health Plan in Lane County

Oct 21, 2025
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OHSU pauses recruiting foreign-born students after U.S. raises barrier for specialized immigrant visas

Trump said the U.S. will impose a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applicants. OHSU has about 250 people working under the specialized visa program.

Oct 20, 2025
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It's time for Oregon seniors on Medicare Advantage to shop around

The time has come for nearly 1 million Oregonian seniors and disabled people to enroll in Medicare, and numerous changes in plans and coverage mean that many enrollees need to be on guard and weigh options carefully

Oct 16, 2025
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Trillium will take over care for 92,000 low-income PacificSource members in Lane County

Low state payments are prompting the change, and it remains to be seen how quickly Trillium can contract with enough providers to accommodate the new members

Oct 16, 2025
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Legacy closed it's West Linn Urgent Care, above, in 2021. Now the nonprofit says it will close six more urgent care sites in Portland and Clark County. | COURTESY LEGACY GOHEALTH

Six Legacy/GoHealth urgent care clinics in Portland and Clark County to close

The struggling Oregon-based health system is limiting or shuttering other programs, too, and it’s not clear how many employees and patients will be affected

Oct 16, 2025
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Providence, Oregon's largest hospital provider, is closing four Portland-area occupational health clinics. They tend to be heavily used by other health care-related businesses for everything from workplace injuries to drug screening. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Providence closing four Portland-area occupational health clinics

The latest cuts by the health care giant are likely to hurt the thousands of businesses that have depended on its services for drug tests and workplace injuries

Oct 14, 2025
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Oregon's Prescription Drug Affordability Board, shown here at their Sept. 17, 2025, meeting. | SCREENSHOT

State’s drug price affordability board has a new top staffer

Sarah Young will help a state advisory board try to hold the line against drug prices that are helping drive up the cost of health care

Oct 14, 2025
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An artist's rendering of a proposed behavioral health hospital planned by PeaceHealth and LifePoint for Springfield. | COURTESY PEACEHEALTH

Suit challenges new Oregon behavioral health siting law

Neighboring landowners hope to block PeaceHealth’s behavioral health hospital and a Lane County mental health crisis center

Oct 14, 2025
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