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Oregon universal health insurance proposal draws praise, fire

Bill would task a new board to craft a single health plan covering all 4 million Oregonians

Mar 21, 2023
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Legacy’s closure of the maternity unit at its Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham, Ore., follows weeks of pushback and was marked with a candlelight vigil on March 17, 2023, outside the hospital that critics organized. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

State investigates Legacy’s Gresham maternity unit closure

The health system says the closure was safe, but it didn’t get prior Oregon Health Authority approval

Mar 21, 2023
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Outgoing health authority director faced ethics law complications

The state ethics commission’s unusual finding could shrink the pool of potential directors for an agency that is a Gov. Kotek priority

Mar 16, 2023
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Christine Reeh, a licensed therapist, tells the Oregon House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, how insurance auditing practices threaten to reduce access to mental health treatment services. | OLIS SCREEN GRAB/THE LUND REPORT

Bill seeks to shield Oregon mental health providers from costly audit practices

Therapists told a legislative committee insurance audits are driving them out of business, but the fix may conflict with federal law

Mar 16, 2023
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The Red Lion Inn & Suites in Seaside was purchase by CareOregon so it could be converted into housing for health care workers, as well as people with behavioral health needs. | COURTESY OF CAREOREGON

Hotel will become housing for health care workers on Oregon Coast

Results from the CareOregon project could bolster argument for Medicaid-funded workforce housing

Mar 16, 2023
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Activists on Feb. 13, 2023, protested the proposed closure of Mount Hood Family Birth Center in Gresham. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

State threatens ‘regulatory actions’ if Legacy closes Gresham hospital maternity unit without approval

Citing red ink, Legacy plans to push ahead with closure of the facility despite state concerns and newly introduced legislation

Mar 15, 2023
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Oregon lawmakers consider bill to boost community-based mental health treatment beds

An estimated $271 million could create nearly 600 residential beds to treat Oregonians with substance use or mental health disorders

Mar 14, 2023
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OSPIRG wants state to clamp down on hospital profits from commercial patients

High rates for commercially insured patients drive up premiums, report says

Mar 14, 2023
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Activists on Feb. 13, 2023, protested the proposed closure of Mount Hood Family Birth Center in Gresham. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

East County lawmakers urge state to block Legacy’s closure of Gresham birth center

Lawmakers’ letter contends an ‘unsafe’ care model sought by the health system for the maternity unit caused a wave of staff to exit

Mar 13, 2023
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Nurses and health care workers at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton. | COURTESY OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION

Alleged wage theft from nurses at CommonSpirit hospitals in Oregon sparks lawsuit

Union members say underpayments at Mercy Medical in Roseburg and St. Anthony in Pendleton followed a ransomware attack

Mar 9, 2023
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