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OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital has a level 1 pediatric trauma center. | OHSU/CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS

OHSU financial strategy undermines ED care, nurses say

The two-year-old turnaround strategy for Oregon Health & Science University has helped boost the teaching hospital into the black. Some providers, however, contend the focus on accommodating certain types of patients is fueling disparities in care.

Apr 30

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Small Doses: House Majority Leader Bowman jumps into ApolloMD case

Also, state health officials are walking back rules on residential treatment facility admissions after reports of ‘urgent safety concerns,' and as the feds delay banning a common toxic chemical, the state takes action.

Apr 30
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Health care lags for Black, Hispanic and Native American Oregonians

Disparities in Oregon are far worse for Native American residents, according to a new state-by-state comparison issued by researchers for the Commonwealth Fund

Apr 29
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Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford in June, 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Asante seeks to dodge state review of surgery center purchase

Leadership of the Asante hospital system is seeking to use a loophole in the state merger approval process to avoid answering state officials’ questions about how a proposed deal would affect costs

Apr 28
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Oregon agency bars health ‘membership’ companies from doing business in the state

The Department of Consumer and Business Services issued a cease-and-desist order to a group of companies that sell coverage ‘memberships’ and exclude people with pre-existing conditions

Apr 28
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PeaceHealth, local emergency room doctors headed for key hearing in ApolloMD case

The hospital system's move to find a new emergency room services provider —which followed years of tension over an executive's attempts to curb care— is going before a federal judge on April 27

Apr 23
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Oregon health care providers decry use of AI to ‘downcode’ bills

The practice of using AI to slash reimbursements without verification has prompted legislation in Oregon and across the country. Insurers say they’re responding to inflated billings by providers.

Apr 21
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Federal judge rules against Trump administration in gender-affirming care case

Judge Mustafa Kasubhai issued a blistering opinion that bars the administration from booting gender-affirming care providers from Medicaid and Medicare

Apr 20

PeaceHealth workers picket on Oct. 11, 2023. | COURTESY OREGON FEDERATION OF NURSES AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

PeaceHealth settles NLRB labor charge

The federal agency found that the Vancouver hospital system’s statements during a 2023 strike amounted to unlawful threats to punish workers who engaged in protected union activities

Apr 16
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Oregonians’ annual health premium costs jumped $1,800

More than 20,000 fewer Oregonians signed up for coverage using the state’s marketplace website, and many more moved to lower-benefit plans after Congress let enhanced premium tax credits expire