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The Capitol Building in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Final week of 2023 Legislature made a mark on Oregon health care

Lawmakers pushed to pass nurse staffing, other bills as interrupted session wound to a close

Jun 26, 2023
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The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

First round of disenrollments looms as Oregon pores through its Medicaid rolls

State officials say about 80 percent of the 1.5 million Oregon Health Plan members will keep coverage

Jun 22, 2023
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Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center on Monday as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Providence Health leader says ‘all hands on deck’ situation with nurses gone

Top nursing officer says system is dealing with ‘disruptive and emotional’ situation with units on strike and hopes new staffing law will help address nurses’ concerns

Jun 22, 2023
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Inside the Oregon Capitol Building in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Behavioral health funding takes shape as legislative deadline nears

Lawmakers say the new behavioral health spending will build on previous down payment to shore up the state’s lagging services

Jun 22, 2023
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For a time, drive-through and walk-in vaccinations were available across the state, including some funded by the state. | PHOTO COPYRIGHT: PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP (USED WITH PERMISSION)

Legislature likely to provide a fraction of public health officers’ budget request

Local health officials sought $286 million to combat health disparities; a budget bill includes $50 million

Jun 20, 2023
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The Capitol Building in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Health care legislation back on Senate agenda as impasse ends

The Senate has less than a week to finish a long legislative to-do list that includes hospital staffing, funding a crisis line and more

Jun 20, 2023
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Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center on Monday as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Prospects for resolution unclear as historic nurses strike begins in Portland, Seaside

Providence Health & Services officials say they’ve cut services as neither side budges on contract negotiations

Jun 19, 2023
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Plan for crisis stabilization in Portland shifts amid uncertainty

Citing challenges to setting up a large crisis stabilization center, the county is looking for providers to run smaller sobering and stabilization programs

Jun 15, 2023

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Providence nurses picket in Seaside, Oregon on April 27, 2023. | COURTESY OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION

Providence cuts services in Seaside and Portland as nurses prepare to strike

Unionized nurses could take the rare step of launching a five-day strike on Monday as Providence tries to minimize disruptions

Jun 15, 2023
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Oregon House of Representatives in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon House passes pharmacy benefit manager bills

The bills had strong bipartisan backing after pharmacies pleaded for help. One sparked cost concerns from Oregon cities.

Jun 15, 2023
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