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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and two Oregon Health & Science University physicians, Dr. Maria Rodriguez and Dr. Alison Edelman (far right), give a news conference on the abortion pill in southeast Portland on March 12, 2023. | LYNNE TERRY/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Wyden, Rosenblum vow to fight expected ruling this week against abortion pill

Oregon’s senior U.S. senator, a Democrat, and the state’s attorney general say they will do everything possible to keep the abortion pill on the market
Mar 14, 2023

House Passes $15 Billion Budget for Oregon Health Authority

July 3, 2013 — The Oregon Health Authority budget passed the House on a highly partisan 35-23 vote, with only Republican Rep. Bob Jenson of Pendleton crossing party lines to support the $15.2 billion budget with the Democratic majority.
Jul 3, 2013
St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH

Medical Techs Strike At St. Charles Hospitals In Central Oregon

The nonprofit system warns that the strike by the 150-member work group “threatens public health and safety of the community,” but fails to persuade a federal judge to bar the walkout.
Mar 3, 2021
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St. Charles Prineville Pharmacy
St. Charles Health System is acquring Prineville's Clinic Pharmacy, with the transition taking effect this fall. | JASON CHANEY/CENTRAL OREGONIAN

St. Charles acquiring Prineville pharmacy

This is the second community pharmacy St. Charles has opened this year, after opening a pharmacy in Madras in June.
Sep 4, 2025
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PeaceHealth workers picket on Oct. 11, 2023. | COURTESY OREGON FEDERATION OF NURSES AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Surge in health care walkouts continues with PeaceHealth strike Monday

Health care workers in Oregon and southwest Washington are walking out more than ever, citing pay as well as staffing problems that may be hard to cure
Oct 24, 2023
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Is Centene Corp. on the Move In Oregon?

Since purchasing Trillium Community Health Plan, a coordinated care organization in Eugene, there’s been speculation Centene is trying to spread its wings throughout Oregon.
Aug 23, 2016

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