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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Prusak floats legislation to overhaul Oregon State Hospital board

Draft bill circulated by outgoing Rep. Rachel Prusak seeks to stabilize the board’s spotty membership and better oversee the state's psychiatric hospital.

Dec 13, 2022
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James Schroeder. | COURTESY OF HEALTH SHARE OF OREGON

Governor-elect Kotek names James Schroeder to head Oregon Health Authority

Schroeder, CEO of the Portland region's Medicaid provider, Health Share of Oregon, has been named interim director of the Medicaid agency.

Dec 13, 2022

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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH

Tensions rise in union drive at St. Charles in Bend

The push to establish a new union to represent 304 doctors, physician assistants and others is now before the National Labor Relations Board.

Dec 13, 2022
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Hearing Highlights Broad Concern Over State Hospital Order

A judge’s order intended to streamline the release of aid and assist patients at the Oregon State Hospital has staff, management and others concerned.

Dec 8, 2022
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Inside Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Sees Nursing School Applications Dry Up: Report

A new report confirms Oregon’s nursing shortage and points to long-term challenges in producing new nurses.

Dec 8, 2022
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Origins Faith Community is a nonprofit day shelter in Ontario, Ore., that launched a peer program with Measure 110 funding. On Oct. 13, 2022, Anthony Caliendo, 52, walks through the dining room before the day’s lunch is served. | KYLE GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon’s Addiction Care Rollout Puts Peers In A Precarious Position

The number of people in recovery hired to connect people to treatment is increasing, but the broken system in which they work poses challenges and risks.

Dec 8, 2022

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Centene-owned Trillium Community Health Plan, long active in Lane County, also serves low-income Oregon Health Plan members in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

Centene Corp. To Pay Oregon $17 Million To Settle Claims of Pharmacy Overcharging

Centene holds contracts through Trillium Community Health Plan to provide health care to low-income Oregonians.

Dec 7, 2022
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Tina Kotek | COURTESY PHOTO

Who Will Kotek Pick To Lead The Oregon Health Authority?

As the governor-elect eyes potential candidates to direct the troubled agency, speculation abounds.

Dec 6, 2022
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The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Oregon Health Authority Rolls Out Its 2023 Legislative Agenda

The agency says its focus on behavioral health, maintaining coverage and addressing racism align with Governor-elect Tina Kotek’s priorities.

Dec 6, 2022
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Nursing students at Lane Community College in Eugene use simulation models during the pandemic instead of in-personal clinical visits. According to a new report, educational institutions are failing to produce enough new registered nurses. | COURTESY OF LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Nurse Unions Slam Hospitals For Lack Of Hiring 

Staff shortages and hospitals’ lack of compliance with staffing plans are leading to high nurse burnout rates and intolerable working conditions, the Oregon Nurses Association says.

Dec 5, 2022
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