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

Kitzhaber sounds alarm over proposed takeover of Legacy Health by OHSU

State leaders should explore bailout of financially distressed Legacy unless Oregon Health & Science University can make clear case for merger — which it has not done yet, according to influential former governor

Nov 7, 2024

A health care worker pushes a gurney passed other workers in blue scrubs inside a hospital through a corridor.

Inside Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Sees Nursing School Applications Dry Up: Report

A new report confirms Oregon’s nursing shortage and points to long-term challenges in producing new nurses.

Dec 8, 2022
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OHSU's main campus in Portland in September, 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Proposed OHSU-Legacy merger set to go under a microscope

A review board will recommend to state regulators whether to approve a hospital merger that would hold a commanding market position in the Portland area

Nov 5, 2024

Private equity and large corporations have a complicated and not always noticed presence in health care. A bill limiting the corporate practice of medicine failed to pass the Oregon Legislature despite broad support. | SHUTTERSTOCK

What killed the Oregon effort to curb corporate medicine?

Concerns over big business in health care propelled a rookie lawmaker’s bill through the House before opponents entangled it in delay, objections

Mar 12, 2024

Inside the Oregon Capitol Building in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Six legislative newcomers joining health care committees in Salem

Patterson, Nosse remain chairs, but each committee will see reshuffling as the Legislature prepares to tackle thorny health care issues.

Dec 28, 2022
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How a Republican trifecta could reshape abortion access in a deep blue state like Oregon

Abortion providers in Oregon say they’re preparing for changes, despite protective state laws

Nov 19, 2024

The Capitol Building in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Democrats unveil bill to recriminalize drug possession, step up access to treatment

Three years after Oregon eliminated criminal consequences, influential lawmakers say it’s time for a course correction. Republicans say the changes wouldn’t be enough.

Jan 25, 2024

Peer support specialists working for Malheur County offered Narcan, an overdose-reversing drug, to people stopping by a day shelter in Ontario on Oct. 13, 2022. | KYLE GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Legislation to slow opioid overdoses draws broad support

Proponents showed up in force to support legislation that would clear legal hurdles preventing wider distribution of naloxone, an opioid overdose-reversing drug.

Jan 31, 2023
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