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House passes bill to boost Oregon hospitals’ charity care

Reports of tax-exempt hospitals hounding poor patients for payment prompted lawmakers to consider toughening Oregon’s charity care requirements

Apr 25, 2023
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Death toll from Oregon heat wave continues to climb

The suspected death toll of the July 2024 heat wave in Oregon has grown to 16

Jul 16, 2024

Patients who contract measles, a highly contagious disease, develop a skin rash. | WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Health officials warn of measles uptick, Oregon now at 15 cases

The most recent case involves an unvaccinated child in Marion County. Two people have been hospitalized in the recent outbreak

Jul 30, 2024

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Salem Health-Regence split turns spotlight on insurance company wealth

Power struggles, pressure tactics and public brinksmanship in recent disputes between health insurers and providers — such as hospitals — are all about money. Insurers have it, and providers want more of it.

Mar 4
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Ahmed Farag to be new Oregon dental director

Farag, a hospital system executive in New York, will oversee oral health policies affecting more than 1 million low-income Oregonians

Jul 25, 2024
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For many rural women, finding maternity care outweighs abortion access concerns

The push to preserve and expand abortion access in states where it’s protected often collides with ideological and health care divides between urban and rural residents

Dec 31, 2024

large white hospital building bears the word "BayCare"

BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel opened in March and as early as 2025 is slated to be among three general hospitals in Wesley Chapel, a Tampa suburb. The three hospitals will be within a five-minute drive of one another. | PHIL GALEWITZ, KFF HEALTH NEWS

How a 2019 Florida law catalyzed a hospital-building boom

About two-thirds of states, including Oregon, require government approval to build a hospital; in Florida dropping that rule has spawned dozens of new hospitals to serve the affluent that critics say will drive up health care costs and hurt quality

Apr 27, 2023