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Legacy wants to knock out suit filed by Smallwood family

A lawsuit filed by the father of slain security guard Bobby Smallwood is headed for a crucial hearing in Multnomah court over whether workers' comp law blocks the family's claims

Apr 9
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Tia Collins (right) got the Department of Consumer and Business Services to help her mother Cindy Collins (left) last year with her medical bills by getting her insurer to cover out-of-network care. The two are shown here in Forest Grove on July 15, 2023. | PHOTO COURTESY OF TIA COLLINS

Little-known consumer advocates help Oregonians with bills, coverage

A small team within the Department of Consumer and Business Services helps people with a variety of health care coverage issues, fielding thousands of complaints filed against insurers each year

Apr 9
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Maggie Hudson at the forum. (HAILEY COOK/Salem Reporter)

Maggie Hudson at Salem Health's State of our Region’s Health Care forum, April 7, 2026. | HAILEY COOK/SALEM REPORTER

Salem Health and Santiam leaders discuss partnering amid 'inflection point' in local health care

At their latest public forum on the issue, the executives talked about the forthcoming merger between the two hospitals, including the outlook for patients on Regence

Apr 9
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Washington Jefferson Park in Eugene. | NATHAN WILK/KLCC

Eugene announces new peer navigation program following loss of CAHOOTS

The city has selected Ideal Option for a one-year pilot to help fill gaps in some services that CAHOOTS used to provide, like welfare checks and non-emergency transportation

Apr 9

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to Native American leaders gathered at Gila River Indian Community’s Wild Horse Pass Casino on April 8, 2026. | CAITLIN SIEVERS/ARIZONA MIRROR

RFK Jr. touts IHS funding at tribal conference while spreading false claims about diabetes

The HHS secretary touted a proposed $1.1 billion IHS budget increase but stayed silent on Medicaid cuts and a rollback of childhood vaccination efforts

Apr 9

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Trump’s personnel agency is asking for federal workers’ medical records

The administration would require 65 insurance companies, covering more than 8 million Americans, to hand over details about their medical visits, their pharmacy claims, and more

Apr 9

Katelyn Messer is among the researchers at the Broad Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, who have sequenced 1,000 whole genomes of measles viruses that spread in the U.S. between Jan. 20, 2025, and Jan. 20, 2026. The data will help reveal whether the country has lost its measles elimination status. | AMY MAXMEN/KFF HEALTH NEWS

US scientists sequence 1,000 genomes from measles, a disease long eliminated with vaccines

This is the first time the U.S. has applied sophisticated genomic techniques to measles, which is making a strong return after largely disappeared from the country a quarter-century ago

Apr 9

Small Doses: OHSU turmoil resuming?

Also, Marion County wants a say on State Hospital admissions flap; Central Oregon Health Council leader moving on

Apr 7
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Lawmakers push health authority to cut provider red tape

Influential legislators have thrown their weight behind calls to cut providers’ administrative burden in light of slashed funding for providers who take care of lower-income Oregonians

Apr 7
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Brick hospital building with road going under sky bridge

Salem Health Salem Hospital. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Heart clinic privately settles monopoly lawsuit with Salem Health

The Oregon Heart Center claimed Salem Health violated antitrust law by pressuring patients to switch providers, limiting referrals to the clinic, and restricting patients’ access to information about independent providers

Apr 7
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