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Oregon Medical Board Has New Office Rules in Place to Protect Patients

The rules, set by level of anesthesia, regulate office settings for procedures for the first time in Oregon. Crafted in the wake of a tragically botched plastic surgery, the plastic surgery society president believes they don’t go far enough.

Jun 26, 2014

CareOregon is among 16 coordinated care organizations in Oregon serving Medicaid members. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Analysis: Six things to know about the big CareOregon merger

Supporters and opponents of the combination of an Oregon health care mainstay with a California-based Medicare insurer have publicly sparred for months, but significant aspects of the deal remain little-recognized, unsettled or unknown

Jan 16, 2024

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Governments can erase your medical debt for pennies on the dollar — and some are

Some states and cities will use federal money to forgive millions of dollars of their residents’ medical debt

Feb 22, 2024

IN THE U.S., 31.8% OF ALL LIVE BIRTHS IN 2020 WERE CESAREAN SECTIONS, DRIVEN BY HIGH NUMBERS IN THE SOUTHEAST, WHERE BIRTH OUTCOMES ARE GENERALLY WORSE THAN IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, ACCORDING TO THE CDC. MISSISSIPPI'S RATE IS THE HIGHEST, AT 38.2%. OREGON DOES BETTER THAN MANY STATES./LYDIA ZURAW/KHN

Persistent Problem: High C-Section Rates Plague The South

Overall, 31.8% of all births in the U.S. were C-sections in 2020, but they vary significantly, and Oregon's past reform efforts may have contributed to a better ranking than many states.

Apr 14, 2022

Legislature Approves $34 Million in Health and Human Services Spending

The money comes from a $40 million pot the state had set aside as the Legislature pushed the executive branch to rein in spending. But the unsustainable growth of the Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services will loom over the 2017 session.

Dec 14, 2016