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New Trump cut affects Astoria hospital tsunami project

A new round of federal cuts has local officials scrambling to assess the future of a community “refuge” expansion under way at Columbia Memorial Hospital

Apr 8, 2025
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Oregon joins nearly 30 states with illnesses linked to mushroom-derived candies

Nearly 60 people in 27 states – from the East Coast to the West – are part of the outbreak linked to microdosing products, federal officials said, and 30 have been hospitalized while one death is under investigation.

Jul 11, 2024

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Letter to the editor: Oregon’s universal health journey is headed in the right direction

Single-payer advocates Tom Sincic and Valdez Bravo say that things are mostly going according to plan at the Universal Health Plan Governance Board, though the group should be hewing closer to its statutory mission

Dec 23, 2025
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The Capitol Building in Salem, Ore., on March 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

New health care laws in Oregon will add protections for patients, providers

The new laws take effect Jan. 1 and address medical debt, civil commitment, ambulance costs, menopause, breast reconstruction and medical visits on vacation

Dec 30, 2025
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Vancouver nurses eye Oregon’s new hospital staffing law

Across the Columbia River, nurses at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center want Oregon-style staff levels in their union contract. They plan to picket outside their hospital on Thursday.

Apr 16, 2024
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GOP senators warn mega-bill’s new Medicaid cuts will hurt rural hospitals

Senators are haggling over such proposals as whether to freeze Medicaid provider tax rates at 6%, potentially affecting a major source of Oregon funds

Jun 19, 2025

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PacificSource Medicaid patients warned they may lose coverage at Salem Health Jan. 1

The nonprofit, Springfield-based insurer told members in a letter sent Thanksgiving week that Salem’s only hospital system could soon be out of network

Dec 4, 2025

Gov. Tina Kotek speaks to reporters at a press event in April 2023 in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

State expects $15 billion health care hit from federal changes

New analysis details expected revenue cuts due to coverage changes spearheaded by Trump

Aug 11, 2025
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An ambulance pulls into the entrance driveway for Oregon Health & Science University's emergency department on Wed., Oct. 27, 2021. | OHSU/CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS

Opinion: OHSU’s acquisition of Legacy Health likely to worsen the state's affordability crisis

Higher prices charged by Oregon Health & Science University if the proposed merger goes through would likely accelerate premium hikes, damaging business growth and wages, Oregon health care analyst says

Feb 20, 2025

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Nurses at 7 Providence hospitals reject latest offer

Nurses at Providence Medford have until Saturday to finish voting on the proposed deal.

Feb 9, 2025

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