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Shelda Holmes in her office on Oct. 17, 2024, the day before she closed Hands On Medicine, the primary care clinic she founded in 2006. Even after closing the clinic, Holmes said she'll have years of work ahead of her to get paid for the care provided by the clinic.
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As caregivers and McKenzie Valley Wellness board members look on, East Lane County Commissioner Heather Buch cuts a ribbon to the entrance of the new McKenzie River Clinic in Blue River on Oct. 25, 2024.
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COURTESY/TIFFANY ECKERT OF KLCC
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GERD ALTMANN/PIXABAY
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FARMWORKER HOUSING IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE./COURTESY OF THE OREGON LAW CENTER
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Morris Brown, a primary care physician, says that South Carolina lawmakers’ refusal to expand Medicaid will result in preventable deaths because many people who live near his medical offices in Kingstree and Lake City cannot afford to go to a doctor.
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COURTESY OF OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
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Andrew and Libby Potter look over the letter they received in October, telling them that their region’s largest hospital system would no longer be considered in-network for Libby’s Medicare Advantage policy. The Potters live in Huntsville, Ala., where Libby is a retired middle school librarian and Andrew is a professor at a state university.
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ANNA CLAIRE VOLLERS/STATELINE
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OHSU President Dr. Danny Jacobs.
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Journalist Diane Lund spoke in September, 2024 at a gala to celebrate her work, including the founding of The Lund Report and Oregon Health Forum.
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AMANDA COWAN FOR THE LUND REPORT
