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Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford in June, 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Feds find Asante violated labor law

The National Labor Relations Board says the southern Oregon health system needs to follow labor law and recognize its workers’ decision three years ago to unionize

Jun 4
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Trump’s Medicaid work rules force states to scrap plans and rework systems

Rules released by the Trump administration dictate how the new work requirements will play out. But many states say they will now have to change course and backtrack on their existing work, adding costs and putting the health care of more Americans at risk.

Jun 4

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Nurses blast state approval of Providence spinoff of home health and hospice to for-profit

The Oregon Nurses Association said the state needs to tighten conditions on the deal between Providence Home Health and Hospice and Compassus, a for-profit Tennessee-based company partly owned by a private equity firm

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

Oregon health officials scramble to meet deadline on Medicaid work rules

Having worked to get a jump on a looming January deadline, Oregon now faces a major setback in adjusting to new rules released this week. A group of governors led by Kotek is calling for more time

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Juan Marquez says the in-person education sessions the state required for parents seeking vaccine waivers for their children became ineffective — and unsafe for staff.

Juan Marquez is the medical director for Washtenaw and Livingston counties in Michigan. He says the in-person education sessions the state required for parents seeking vaccine waivers for their children became ineffective — and unsafe for staff. | KATE WELLS/KFF HEALTH NEWS

Michigan found a way to reduce school vaccine waivers. Until it backfired.

Tense meetings with nurses, a requirement to watch an educational video: Many Michiganders resist a state approach they say is condescending

Jun 4

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RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans’ medical records for clues on autism and vaccines

Federal officials asked state health officials how the personal medical records they maintain could be used for vaccine research, according to seven people who participated in the discussions or were familiar with them

Jun 4

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign event in Arizona in 2024. | GAGE SKIDMORE | WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

New medical guidance affirms Tylenol safety during pregnancy months after Trump sows doubt

The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine continues to recommend acetaminophen

Jun 4

Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Judge’s curb on admissions should reduce state hospital contempt fines

Mentally ill defendants charged with lower-level crimes won’t be admitted to the state psychiatric institution anymore under a new federal ruling intended to reduce civil rights violations

Jun 2
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Oregon doctor convicted in fatal hit-and-run was already under medical board investigation

Kenneth Kolarsky, a Silverton ER doc, had faced pending state discipline over alleged prescribing violations before being sentenced to 13 months in prison

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Where Affordable Care Act insurance coverage has dropped most in Washington

While 36,500 fewer Washington residents enrolled in coverage through the Washington Health Benefit Exchange, that decline isn't as steep as some feared

Jun 2

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