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Oregon awarded a “B” on health care price transparency—but the state is still failing consumers

Jul 29, 2016

Patients fill in their answers to the prompt, “I dream to someday…” in a hallway at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem, March 8, 2023. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Oregon doesn’t have enough treatment or housing for people with mental illness

OPB takes a look at two profound problems in Oregon’s mental health care system, as well as two promising solutions

Mar 16, 2023

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State’s Drive To Cap Health Care Spending Kicks In Next Year

State regulators are expected to start combing through the finances of thousands of Oregon medical practices with a goal of capping per-patient spending at 3.4%.

Aug 19, 2020
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State Cracks Down On Portland Nursing Home With 14 Deaths

State officials have cracked down on a Southeast Portland nursing home following 14 deaths from COVID-19 and inspections that revealed a slew of violations stemming from sloppy practices and understaffing, allowing the virus to spread in the facility.

Apr 16, 2020

Hospital Finances: A Look at OHSU, Kaiser, Adventist and Tuality

All of Kaiser's hospitals walked away with the highest profit margin in 2011 followed by OHSU Hospital and Adventist Medical Center, while Tuality Community Hospital ended up in the red

Apr 4, 2013

Partners in Care, Inc is a nonprofit hospice provider that runs the only inpatient facility of its kind in Oregon east of the Cascades.

Central Oregon hospice sues feds over challenged Medicare claims

One of a declining number of nonprofit hospice providers, Partners In Care leaders have successfully defended the vast majority of disputed claims. Now they've sued to erase the rest while challenging government methods, in a case that could have 'huge ramifications.'

Apr 11, 2024
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