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Hospitals want reimbursement for boarding psychiatric patients

Local health authorities say the move would cost them more and further confuse the question of who’s responsible for patients committed by a judge

Feb 20, 2025
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Federal appeals court backs dismissal of religious challenge to Oregon COVID testing rule

Plaintiff’s lawyer vows to continue fighting the case as more cases addressing COVID safety mandates await potential Supreme Court consideration

Sep 25, 2025

FILE PHOTO: Björn Fritzsche, research and development chemist at Rose City Laboratories, explains the testing process for psilocybin mushrooms in Portland, March 17, 2023. Fritzsche served on one of the collaborators on a newly published study on 'magic mushroom' edibles. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Oregon researchers say some 'magic mushroom' edibles sold in stores contain no psilocybin

Researchers said they did find synthetic compounds derived from a root of psilocybin in some products, but they aren't the same as the real thing

Sep 16, 2025

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Oregon’s flu season one of the worst in the past decade

Oregon is experiencing a significant second peak of flu illness and hospitalizations this month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this flu season a high severity for all age groups for the first time since 2017-2018.

Feb 25, 2025

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Rising Labor Costs Push Down Oregon Hospital Profits

The hospital association reports its members earned 1.1% in profits overall despite surging costs and reductions in elective procedures, with rural areas performing best.

Jan 6, 2022
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Bill to ensure health care funding for lower-income Oregonians advances

House Bill 4039 addresses the way rates are set for the nonprofits and health insurers that oversee care under the Medicaid-funded Oregon Health Plan

Feb 26
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Providers, patients bracing in Oregon as battle over gender care escalates

Investigations contemplated by federal officials targeting the “fraud” of gender-affirming care are escalating the distress of providers and patients even as last week a Trump administration presentation in Washington, D.C. cited patient records from OHSU and Kaiser Permanente.

Jul 17, 2025

Lane County residents no longer will be served by PacificSource

Lane County's community health clinics serve many patients covered by Medicaid. More than 90,000 low-income residents now covered by PacificSource could soon be covered by a difference coordinated care organization. | CHRIS LEHMAN | KLCC

Oregon Health Authority may soon look for a new Medicaid insurer for 90,000 Lane County residents

Withdrawal of PacificSource leaves a void in the county, which still is served by Trillium Community Health

Oct 2, 2025

For a time, drive-through and walk-in vaccinations were available across the state, including some funded by the state. | PHOTO COPYRIGHT: PORTLAND TRIBUNE (USED WITH PERMISSION)

Central Oregon urgent care settlement follows ‘upcoding’ fraud allegations

State justice department investigators concluded physician Terrace Mucha knew or should have known her company was billing the government for drive-through COVID tests in Bend at improperly high rates. But she said any violation was inadvertent.

Sep 11, 2025
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