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The Oregon Health Authority's headquarters in Salem in November, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Federal grant cuts drive layoffs at Oregon Health Authority

Already 10 people working to prevent the spread of disease have been notified their jobs are going away, and more are expected despite an increased budget

Jun 26, 2025
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Input sought: Can Oregon’s health care merger watchdog do better?

Public comments will be accepted online and in virtual meetings this month as state volunteers take a look at how an increasingly high-profile office tries to protect against any harmful effects from health care mergers

Sep 2, 2025
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A man, 23, sits on the sidewalk in downtown Portland, preparing what he says is heroin, June 25, 2021. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Addiction Experts Say Oregon Has Been Too Lax On Drug Use

As Measure 110 expands treatment options, they told state lawmakers it has reduced pressures on drug users to look for help.

Sep 22, 2022

A view of the Oregon State Capitol on February 26, 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon drug prices in the spotlight as legislative session nears end

With patients and providers suffering the effects of pricing battles between drugmakers and insurers, lawmakers appear poised to make new laws

Mar 5, 2024
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An ambulance pulls into the entrance driveway for Oregon Health & Science University's emergency department on Wed., Oct. 27, 2021. | OHSU/CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS