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Oregon Voters Make Health Care A Right, Approve Measure 111

The new law, giving individuals the right to sue over health care adequacy, won by 23,000 votes.

Nov 15, 2022
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Multnomah County Employee Claims Retaliation Over Measure 110 Funding Denial

LaKeesha Dumas claims management at the health department blamed her for not ensuring its grant got approval from a council on which she sits.

Nov 15, 2022
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Health Official Wants Oregonians To Mask Up, Brace For Viruses

COVID-19 hospitalizations are expected to grow by about 50, adding to the state's ongoing hospital capacity crisis.

Nov 10, 2022
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Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek. | LYNN HOWLETT PHOTOGRAPHY

Election Results Rife With Implications for Oregonians' Health Care

Democrat Tina Kotek will be Oregon's next governor, her party is losing its supermajorities in Salem, and the ballot measure making health care a fundamental right has won.

Nov 9, 2022
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Anti-Smoking Pill, Like Cigarettes, Contained Carcinogens, Suit Alleges

The lawsuit, filed in Portland, is related to a recall of Pfizer’s drug, Chantix.

Nov 8, 2022
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Feds Will Penalize 21 Oregon Hospitals For High Readmissions

Too many Medicare patients returned within days of discharge for common conditions, leading to penalties.

Nov 8, 2022
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Nurses rally at Oregon Health & Science University. | OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION

Opinion: Oregon Should Avoid The Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact

Tamie Cline, president of the board of directors of the Oregon Nurses Association, says the multistate Nurse Licensure Compact is a bad idea.

Nov 3, 2022
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Opinion: Oregon Is Among A Minority Of States Not In The Nurse Licensure Compact. Should It Be?

A health care lawyer who works with hospitals says the timing is good for Oregon to join the multistate Nurse Licensure Compact to ease shortages.

Nov 3, 2022
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Nurses at Legacy Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Nurses’ Union Bill Would Set Minimum Staffing Levels For Hospitals

Hospital officials say boosting staffing minimums would lead to increased financial losses and fewer staffed beds for patient care.

Nov 2, 2022
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MULTNOMAH COUNTY HEALTH DIRECTOR EBONY CLARKE MODERATED A PANEL OF THE OREGON HEALTH FORUM ON MONDAY THAT PROVIDED ADVICE TO THE NEXT GOVERNOR ON INTEGRATING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE./SCREENSHOT

New Governor Must Be Thoughtful But Decisive On Behavioral Health, Experts Say

Lawmakers and practitioners offered their advice during an Oregon Health Forum panel on Monday.

Nov 1, 2022
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