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PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District in Eugene, Ore. | COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH

Eugene hospital closure sign of wider PeaceHealth financial woes

The three-state nonprofit system has run up big operating losses for the past four years

Aug 24, 2023
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Family of man who died in Klickitat County Jail questions facility’s medical care

Ivan Howtopat’s family believes he should have been taken to a hospital for fentanyl withdrawal

Aug 24, 2023

U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas. | COURTESY OF ANDREA SALINAS

Salinas’ bill would expand federal coverage of behavioral health services

Medicare and Medicaid recipients face barriers to accessing mental health and addiction services

Aug 24, 2023
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PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District in Eugene, Ore. | COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH

PeaceHealth to close University District hospital in Eugene

The Vancouver, Washington-based health systems says it is consolidating services

Aug 22, 2023

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State health care helpline makes Oregonians wait too long, federal officials say

People may not be getting coverage because wait times are so long, feds warn Oregon and 16 other states

Aug 22, 2023
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Ryan Patraw process ballots at the Marion County Clerk’s Office in Salem on Monday, May 16. Each ballot goes through several steps before it is scanned to have the vote tabulated. | RON COOPER/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Wyden, Merkley press Medicaid administrator on Oregon automatic voter registration expansion

A new state law will automatically add Medicaid recipients to state voter rolls, but only if the federal government allows the Oregon Health Authority to share data

Aug 22, 2023

The outside of the St. Charles Health System campus in Bend on July 26, 2022. | JONI AUDEN LAND/OPB

Oregon patients will soon be able to receive their amputated body parts for cultural, spiritual reasons

For some members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, keeping a person’s body together is necessary for a smooth transition to the spirit world

Aug 22, 2023

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A peek at big pharma’s playbook that leaves many Americans unable to afford their drugs

Patents to extend monopolies, manufacturers agreements to use expensive branded drugs in combination pills and other tactics are costing U.S. consumers

Aug 22, 2023

Rick Tarleton (right), who leads a team of researchers at the University of Georgia that has developed a promising new drug for the treatment of Chagas disease, with researcher Angel Padilla. | PAULA ANDALO/KFF HEALTH NEWS

Doctors advocate fresh efforts to combat Chagas disease, a silent killer

Chagas, which is caused by a parasite and can develop for decades before causing symptoms, is increasingly present in the U.S., where it often goes unrecognized

Aug 22, 2023

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Why doctors spend millions on fees that could be spent on providing care

Fees that insurers charge doctors for digital payments likely add up to billions of dollars that could be spent on care but instead are going to insurers and middlemen

Aug 22, 2023

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