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Deciphering the federal contempt order against Oregon health officials

Hefty fines and a beefed-up state watchdog will add to existing pressure over constitutional violations, but some are worried that other issues won’t be addressed

Jun 10, 2025

Oregon Health Forum Panelist (clockwise from top left) Ifeoma Muoto, Juan Pedro Moreno Olmeda, Chelsea King, Maureen Hinman, Andi M. Walsh and Jun Orion. Pictured Sept. 8, 2025.

Oregon youths’ health requires prevention, collaboration to weather federal storm, panel says

Health care experts and policymakers gathered Monday to discuss ways to make Oregon’s care system for young people resilient against federal cuts and achieve better outcomes

Sep 9, 2025
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Providence Oregon slashes 128 more jobs

It's the hospital system's second triple-digit layoff since June, as it tries to cut its losses and prepare for financial challenges ahead

Aug 7, 2025
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The Capitol Building in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Lawmakers want to scrap state approval needed for many new health care facilities

New psychiatric, rehabilitation and long-term care facilities must prove their services are needed, but critics and supporters disagree on the certification system’s effects

Feb 15, 2024
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Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford in June, 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Asante seeks to dodge state review of surgery center purchase

Leadership of the Asante hospital system is seeking to use a loophole in the state merger approval process to avoid answering state officials’ questions about how a proposed deal would affect costs

Apr 28
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Tight labor market among factors hampering Oregon Measure 110, new audit finds

Oregon's drug decriminalization law came with additional spending intended to promote recovery; a new report on the rollout so far comes as lawmakers consider changes.

Dec 21, 2023

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Kotek calls telehealth pressure campaign ‘misleading’

Montana-based Charlie Health, a for-profit firm, is trying to keep operating in Oregon at a time when mental health services are in turmoil, but critics say its services need more oversight. The company says it's ready to sue.

Jan 29
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A white board in a hallway inside the Oregon State Hospital in November 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

How Oregon’s laws on forcing mental health treatment could change this year

The state has wrestled for years with ordering civil commitments for people with severe mental illness. Here’s what you need to know.

Apr 1, 2025

State Sen. Lisa Reynolds, D-Washington County, testifies during House Judiciary Committee hearing in April 2025. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon senator pushes ‘equal pay for equal care’ for primary care clinics

Reynolds bill would increase clinic reimbursements to equal those paid to hospitals for the same care, but health insurers oppose it.

Apr 17, 2025

Activists on Feb. 13, 2023, protested the proposed closure of Mount Hood Family Birth Center in Gresham. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

East County lawmakers urge state to block Legacy’s closure of Gresham birth center

Lawmakers’ letter contends an ‘unsafe’ care model sought by the health system for the maternity unit caused a wave of staff to exit

Mar 13, 2023
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