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SEIU Local 49 President Meg Niemi speaks during an event Thursday Sept. 14, 2023 in Southeast Portland with over 100 union members and supporters. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Local Kaiser workers to launch 3-day strike as part of national work stoppage

Kaiser Permanente hopes to prevent what would be the largest health care worker strike in U.S. history.

Oct 2, 2023
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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH

15,000 seniors can keep plans after St. Charles, PacificSource reach deal

Announced shortly before open enrollment begins, the deal affects PacificSource members, but the Central Oregon hospital system has not yet reached Medicare Advantage agreements with Humana, HealthNet and WellCare

Sep 29, 2023

Dave Baden, interim director of the Oregon Health Authority, speaks to the House Interim Committee On Behavioral Health and Health Care on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, about the financial strength of the state’s Medicaid insurers. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Insurers’ high pandemic profits from Oregon Health Plan spark legislative hearing

Citing reporting by The Lund Report, lawmakers highlighted more than $400 million in profits, which insurers defended as needed reserves and money for future community investments

Sep 28, 2023

Lynn Knox served as co-chair of The Lund Report's board. | COURTESY HOWARD KLINK

In Memoriam: A tribute to Lynn Knox, a Lund Report board member

A community organizer and social activist, Knox was a warrior for equity, better health care and access for all

Sep 28, 2023

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Nurses union and OHSU reach tentative deal on new contract

The agreement, which the union calls “historic,” allows further bargaining on Oregon Health & Science University’s proposed merger with Legacy Health.

Sep 26, 2023

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Oregon Health Plan insurers propose spending $25 million to offset record profits

Challenge from Gov. Tina Kotek results in behavioral health spending, but insurers want a more public process

Sep 26, 2023
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Rachael Banks, who served as public health director for the state of Oregon for three years, was appointed in September 2023 to head the Multnomah County Health Department. The position requires board confirmation. | COURTESY MULTNOMAH COUNTY

State Public Health Director Rachael Banks leaving for a top job at Multnomah County

After three years at the Oregon Health Authority, Banks will return to the county to head its health department, if confirmed.

Sep 25, 2023
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PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District in Eugene, Ore. | COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH

Kotek urges PeaceHealth to delay Eugene emergency department closure for 9 months

In a meeting with executives, Kotek offered collaboration and a new look at some rates in return for more time; spokesperson says system will “continue discussions” on ED closure date

Sep 22, 2023
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State accuses local pharmacy owner of pocketing money under HIV program

A lawsuit from the state centers on a complicated federal program that helps low-income people access HIV treatments

Sep 21, 2023
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Ray Anthony sits at their desk inside Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette's clinic on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Portland on Sept. 15, 2023. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Gender-affirming care can be a ‘dice game;’ this navigator tries to improve the odds

Nearly a year into the job, Ray Anthony sees hope and opportunities for improvement in a state that features some of the most protective laws in the nation