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Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center in June 2023 as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Providence, nurses union step up war of words as new Portland-area hospital strike looms

The health system says Providence St. Vincent nurses’ vote to authorize a strike threatens patient safety, while the union says the hospital has time to prepare

Oct 31, 2024
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Oregon cities consider water fluoridation amid evolving science

Hillsboro, Lebanon cast votes as new federal report and judge’s ruling fuel national debate

Oct 29, 2024

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The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Oregon spends millions covering health care for people enrolled in other states, auditors find

State auditors have put a number to how many people in Oregon are covered by the state's version of Medicaid while also qualifying coverage elsewhere, effectively costing the system twice as much

Oct 29, 2024

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Shelda Holmes in her office on Oct. 17, 2024, the day before she closed Hands On Medicine, the primary care clinic she founded in 2006. Even after closing the clinic, Holmes said she'll have years of work ahead of her to get paid for the care provided by the clinic. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Hands On Medicine says goodbye as independent clinics struggle to break even

Northeast Portland clinic’s story shows predicament of independent primary care providers across the country

Oct 29, 2024

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COURTESY OF OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

Oregon Health & Science University Board decides to table appointment of Nate Selden as president

Asked by Kotek to hold off before naming a replacement for Danny Jacobs, OHSU board members have done so

Oct 25, 2024

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OHSU President Dr. Danny Jacobs. | COURTESY/OHSU

Updated: Kotek urges board to pause before naming a successor to OHSU President Danny Jacobs

Jacobs' resignation announcement, on the same day he was targeted by a new $6.2 million lawsuit, follows years of upper-level turmoil at the public teaching hospital, and Gov. Kotek says the board should not name a replacement immediately

Oct 24, 2024

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Journalist Diane Lund spoke in September, 2024 at a gala to celebrate her work, including the founding of The Lund Report and Oregon Health Forum. | AMANDA COWAN FOR THE LUND REPORT

Letter from the editor: On gratitude, the future of The Lund Report, and you

As our work draws a bit of national recognition, we’ll stay focused on informing Oregonians with original, high-quality reporting — powered by a community of people who care about health care

Oct 24, 2024

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A view of the Oregon Capitol in November, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

‘Kicking a hornet’s nest:’ Cost limits on pricey drugs in Oregon expected to draw blowback

The task is tricky and different approaches could have ripple effects, according to a state consultant, but a key lawmaker says the issue can’t wait

Oct 24, 2024
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The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Unexpected signups fuel $260 million budget hole at Oregon Health Authority

Unexpectedly high enrollment numbers in the Oregon Health Plan will cost ‘a big chunk of change’ official says, and agency officials now will ask lawmakers for help funding that care as well as for unplanned staffing costs at the Oregon State Hospital

Oct 22, 2024
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The emergency department at Legacy Good Samaritan hospital in Portland on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Alliance on mental illness aims to join Oregon hospitals in lawsuit over care gaps

New filing by NAMI could lend weight to hospitals’ arguments that top state officials are neglecting their obligations to provide care

Oct 22, 2024
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