Oregon Capital Chronicle

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The Oregon House of Representatives chambers in the Oregon State Capitol. | MIA MALDONADO / OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Oregon House passes bill that would require health insurers cover menopause treatment

Coverage would include hormone therapy, antidepressants and medications to prevent osteoporosis

Jun 26

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Oregon Senate OKs bill to strengthen care facility investigations, oversight

The legislation was spurred by multiple stories from patients and families with experiences of neglect in Oregon’s long-term and memory care facilities

Jun 24

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaking before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, May 20, 2025. | WEBCAST SCREENSHOT

HHS presses health care providers, hospitals to curb gender-affirming treatments for kids

With the threat of withholding Medicaid payments, Kennedy pushes states to follow HHS recommendations which are widely criticized by health organizations as failing to meet established scientific standards

May 29

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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Oregon’s mental health needs outweigh its ability to provide services, report shows

Limited data collection and inadequate funding are key barriers to Oregon’s behavioral health improvement efforts

May 9

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Democrat attorneys general sue RFK Jr., Trump administration to keep public health programs

Oregon joins Washington, California and others in suit hoping to halt mass firings and restore health care services, claiming the administration is violating hundreds of regulations

May 6

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

Oregon bill would mandate health care employers prevent, report workplace violence

The bill would fund prevention work in hospitals across the state, include union representatives in safety committees, increase training minimums and mandate health care providers track and report violent incidents to the state.

Apr 15

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Oregon cat euthanized after it contracts bird flu, agriculture officials say

The cat was around wild ducks and geese, which can carry the virus, and developed a fever, runny nose, showed signs of lethargy and had difficulty breathing

Jan 30

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A view of OHSU's South Waterfront campus in September 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Feds cancel research meetings, raising fears about jobs, hundreds of millions to Oregon

The National Institutes of Health, a big funder of Oregon research studies, suddenly cancelled key funding meetings

Jan 28

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

Oregon hospitals seeks more funding to close reimbursement gap

The hospital trade association said Medicaid only pays 56 cents for every dollar of service provided and that other costs are going up

Jan 23

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Oregon Health Authority extends benefits to young adults with special needs

The program offers expanded dental and vision services for young adults with special needs who normally would not qualify for the low-income health plan

Jan 21