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The Capitol Building in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Lawmakers introduce range of health care bills in a session that is clouded by a big budget hole

The proposals would change how coverage for low-income residents is managed, give some providers more authority, shore up Planned Parenthood and crack down on AI chatbots

Jan 29
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OHSU's next president will be ex-Biden official Shereef Elnahal

Elnahal was an official at the Department of Veterans Affairs and before that headed a hospital and a state health agency in New Jersey

Jun 13, 2025
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A view of the Oregon State Capitol in November 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon lawmakers outline plans, priorities for health care in session

The upcoming five-month session could lead to significant progress, according to a legislative panel

Jan 7, 2025
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State health officials are racing to win federal approval of Oregon Health Plan changes before Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, shown at the Oregon Convention Center vaccination site, leaves office. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Health Care Heavyweights Dole Out Contributions As Oregon’s Gubernatorial Race Heats Up

Hospital groups and labor unions are picking their favorites, but bigger campaign donations will flow closer to the May primary and the November election.

Mar 24, 2022
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CareOregon. | COURTESY OF CAREOREGON

Proposed CareOregon merger was unlawful, state lawyers concluded

CareOregon leaders stood to win big, but a review said the public interest would suffer if the nonprofit merged with California-based SCAN Group. Proponents don't agree.

Feb 20, 2024

Legacy closed it's West Linn Urgent Care, above, in 2021. Now the nonprofit says it will close six more urgent care sites in Portland and Clark County. | COURTESY LEGACY GOHEALTH

Six Legacy/GoHealth urgent care clinics in Portland and Clark County to close

The struggling Oregon-based health system is limiting or shuttering other programs, too, and it’s not clear how many employees and patients will be affected

Oct 16, 2025
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PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield. | COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH

Oregon’s Biggest Hospitals Feel Worst Financial Pinch From Pandemic

Surging staff expenses hit the state’s largest hospitals the hardest in the first nine months of 2021 while some small hospitals prospered, according to new reports.

Feb 15, 2022

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Report: Primary Care Spending Up But Specialty, Hospital Care Bill Higher

Feb 3, 2020

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