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OHSU reports highest revenue of any Oregon hospital, likely a reflection of several factors: because of its affiliations with researchers and academics, it provides a disproportionate share of complex, high-cost treatments.

Advisory committee says Oregon should reject the absorption of the low-income care provider by a California entity unless clear information is provided

The federal government shutdown is compounding other cuts for about 1,500 federally funded health centers that serve millions of low-income people, threatening closures. That would mean more stress on hospital emergency rooms and other providers.

Portland-based hospital system agrees to obey state shift break rules, says state labor agency

Financially strapped system’s CEO had called the Oregon health care environment ‘unsustainable.’ If the deal is approved, Washington-based MultiCare would invest an undisclosed amount in Samaritan’s facilities.

Report surveyed Oregon's Lane and Douglas counties, but cites no specific examples of ghost networks

Reductions in the state's low-income health care program are forcing Washington, Clackamas and Multnomah counties to contemplate eliminating the bulk of their staffing for programs intended to help the severely mentally ill. The cuts are not related to federal cuts expected to take effect in later years.

The health system settled a state investigation of its five Washington hospitals that found unlawful billing of thousands of patients it knew qualified for charity care