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Oregon should improve oversight of insurers’ prescription drug program managers, auditors say

Other states better protect patients and pharmacies from the practices of pharmacy benefit managers, known as PBMs, auditors found

Aug 21

The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Dana Hittle, the top manager overseeing the Oregon Health Plan, has given notice

Oregon's Medicaid director oversees care for more than 1 million low-income Oregonians. It's considered among the most challenging and important posts at the Oregon Health Authority.

Aug 18
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A room inside the Recovery Works NW's new withdrawal management facility on Southeast Foster Road in Portland, Ore. Most rooms are limited to two beds. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

First Measure 110-funded detox opens, will focus on fentanyl and alcohol

Recovery Works Northwest has opened a medical withdrawal management facility in Portland that has 16 beds and will serve Multnomah and Clackamas counties

Aug 18
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Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood, July 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Possible strike looms as OHSU, nurses union negotiations hit impasse

Both sides say they want to avoid a strike. The union recently touted big concessions following a strike against a different health system.

Aug 17
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The emergency department at Legacy Good Samaritan hospital in Portland on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Legacy directs nurses, ED staff to act as security, pat down patients

The new directive, following the recent fatal shooting of a security guard, sparked outrage among staff who say it will endanger them

Aug 17
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Oregon Health & Science University primarily trains its OB/GYN residents at OHSU Hospital and the Center for Women’s Health in southwest Portland. | COURTESY OHSU

OHSU, Legacy merger would form 10-hospital chain

The two entities on Wednesday announced their goal to become a major new player in Oregon health care, with an increased focus on managed care. Some groups are already raising questions about the idea.

Aug 16

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Prospects of saving Baker City hospital birth center fade

Elected officials say hospital owner Trinity Health is backtracking on staffing to continue obstetrics unit at Saint Alphonsus

Aug 14
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St. Charles may cut ties with Medicare Advantage plans that cover more than 20,000 seniors

Seniors who depend on the Central Oregon health system’s network could face higher premiums and should start researching new plans as open enrollment begins in October.

Aug 14
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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

Nurses declare victory in negotiations with Providence in Portland, Seaside

A notice from the Oregon Nurses Association to members before any official announcement called the tentative contracts 'historic,' but talks continue for home health care nurses

Aug 11
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Measure 110 program manager resigns, says state was ‘maliciously negligent’

Angela Carter said Oregon Health Authority ignored repeated requests for staffing and resources and fostered secrecy and manipulation as the drug decriminalization law rolled out