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Federal police agents in Portland, Oct. 12, 2025

Department of Homeland Security police, along with other federal police, push and tackle protesters at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility south of downtown Portland on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. | ALEX BAUMHARDT/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Fewer immigrants are seeking Oregon health care benefits under Trump

Data privacy concerns and increasing immigration enforcement are blamed for thousands of people to dropping coverage through Healthier Oregon

Jan 29

Clouds hover over the Oregon Capitol building.

Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Lawmakers Prepare For Short Session With Workforce Challenges, Among Others

Health care workforce needs and behavioral health incentives are on the table as lawmakers prepare for the short session.

Jan 20, 2022
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A RHESUS MONKEY AT THE OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY'S OREGON NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER IN 2007./PETA

Shuttering primate research center could cost $1 billion over eight years, OHSU report asserts

Ordered by lawmakers to study possible scenarios for a reduction or closure of the center, Oregon Health & Science University's report said closure would lose $100 million a year just in research funding, and that doesn't include costs that could reach $820 million if its West Campus also has to close

Jan 2
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Planned Parenthood clinic in Portland, Ore. | COURTESY PLANNED PARENTHOOD

Planned Parenthood dips into reserves to serve patients as lawmakers mull funding

The organization’s clinics are still open but they’ll need state funding to maintain the status quo, officials said

Oct 23, 2025
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This Oregon Medical Group clinic in Eugene is one of several primary care businesses bought in Oregon by UnitedHealth's Optum Health Division.

Optum will let doctors who quit Oregon Medical Group treat local patients, lawmakers say

Company’s use of non-compete agreements had sparked controversy in Oregon amid a larger debate

May 10, 2024
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Law enforcement officials press lawmakers to tighten Oregon’s drug laws

Police and sheriff’s departments around Oregon say they want authority to arrest people who use and possess drugs as a way to steer them to treatment

Nov 7, 2023

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Oregon leaders need to act now to streamline health care, group says

Industry leaders, providers urge Gov. Tina Kotek to help forge a cohesive vision to drive down costs and help Oregonians with affordability

Feb 10
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Oregon Capitol in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

As drug criminalization debate rages, Oregon lawmakers consider creating a new misdemeanor

Democrats and Republicans are seeing whether they can find compromise over what kinds of consequences drug users might face

Feb 13, 2024

The street nursing program sets out to help people at Hawthorne Park in Medford, Oregon, on Aug. 31, 2022. Since January 2022, small groups of OHSU School of Nursing faculty and students have hit the streets in Medford and Ashland to visit with people who are experiencing homelessness and offer basic health services. By the end of 2023, the OHSU Street Nursing Team plans to expand their efforts into neighboring Klamath County, Oregon. | TIFFANY ALLEN/OHSU

Health care insurer urges Oregon lawmakers to address homelessness crisis in rural areas

AllCare, which serves about 70,000 people in southern Oregon, highlighted the lack of affordable housing in its region

Apr 4, 2024

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