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Greenlick Loses CCO Transparency Battle, but Preserves Medicaid Protections

Pressure from coordinated care organizations forced Democrats to drop requirements that the opaque Medicaid insurance providers meet openly. But HB 2122 should still stop out-of-state corporations from taking over the state Medicaid system and siphoning healthcare dollars for the poor for Wall Street portfolios.

May 12, 2017

Union members prepare for a strike in the rain beneath a tent. Boxes filled with signs are in the foreground.

SEIU-affiliated workers of McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield staged their picketing from a tent across the street from the hospital on Dec. 6, 2021. The union, which represents more than 420 workers, started a five-day strike that day. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center Union Members Reach Deal

SEIU Local 49-affiliated health care workers have approved a three-year contract with raises and other benefits.

Jan 20, 2022
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Medford Nurses Vote to Approve New Contract

May 31, 2018

Patients sleep at the Hooper Detoxification Stabilization Center in Portland on March 14, 2023. At Hooper, doctors and nurses oversee the medical needs of patients as they go through alcohol and drug withdrawal — a critical first step toward recovery. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Meth, fentanyl pose new problems for overwhelmed detox providers

Painful drug withdrawals that last longer, new mental health hurdles and lack of follow-up care are leading to missed opportunities, workers say

Jun 1, 2023

Wyden and Williamson Mark Opening of Six Walgreens Kiosks for Drug Disposal

The six kiosks will be spread across the state, providing many Oregonians a better option to discard unneeded medications and reduce the glut of prescription opioids in the public. The pharmacy’s move comes on the heels of a comprehensive new federal law to target the opioid problem with better treatment programs and access to Naloxone.

Aug 18, 2016

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