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The Capitol Building in Salem, Ore., on March 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon lawmakers consider expanding insurance coverage for gender-affirming care

A bill aimed at strengthening access to abortion and gender-affirming care would require insurers to pay for laser hair removal and facial feminization surgery

Mar 27, 2023

Oregon House of Representatives in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon House passes pharmacy benefit manager bills

The bills had strong bipartisan backing after pharmacies pleaded for help. One sparked cost concerns from Oregon cities.

Jun 15, 2023
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Cascadia Health security guard hospitalized after stabbing

The alleged assailant had previously received services at the health center without incident, according to a court filing

Nov 29, 2023
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Oregon nurses, doctors split on new workplace violence bill

Health care professions are divided over a bill allowing prison time for people who’ve been convicted of multiple assaults on workers, while a separate bill would boost requirements on hospitals

Mar 18
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon group wants to make it easier to commit those in mental health crisis

New report from a state work group offers dozens of suggestions to improve Oregon’s civil commitment process

Nov 21, 2024

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Kotek approves universal health care board but cites concerns

Governor calls $2-million plan costly, potentially duplicative, but supporters say it’s a crucial step toward needed reform.

Aug 8, 2023
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The closure of Legacy's Mount Hood birth center was marked with a vigil on March 17, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Legacy pushes back Gresham birth center reopening

The health system indicated it has made progress in securing staff for the birth center and has submitted its plans to regulators

Jun 13, 2023
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Rate clash between Regence BlueCross BlueShield, Providence could affect 260,000

Regence is taking a reimbursement dispute public, saying its members could be deemed out-of-network starting early next year

Dec 4, 2023
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Drs. Sharon Quick and Brick Lantz (upper panels), as well as psychologist Angela Plowhead (lower left), testify against a bill that would make far-reaching changes to the Oregon Death with Dignity law during a Oregon Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on March 3, 2025. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Senators hear passionate arguments over how terminally ill patients end their lives in Oregon

Critics, including the Oregon Medical Association, say a proposal to update state’s Death with Dignity law would rush the process with harmful results

Mar 4
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A Fred Meyer store in Tigard, Oregon. Kroger owns the Fred Meyer brand. | TADA IMAGES/SHUTTERSTOCK

Kroger-Albertsons merger could harm Oregon pharmacy access

With rural access to health care and pharmacies a hot topic, a national deal is getting closer scrutiny from the state’s relatively new health care merger review program

Sep 7, 2023
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