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Legacy Health Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland, Ore., on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Legacy, Regence rate dispute heats up

The Portland-based health system says it needs more money from Regence to cover increased labor and supply costs

Feb 6, 2024
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Alternating arms could make COVID vaccination more effective

New OHSU study of nearly 1,000 vaccine recipients found unexpected gains when patients switched between right and left

Feb 6, 2024
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Oregon Senate leaders spoke to reporters about their priorities for a 2024 legislative session expected to focus on addressing housing and behavioral health. From left: Senate Minority Leader Tim Knopp, Senate President Rob Wagner and Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Legislature’s 2024 session looks packed with health care

Lawmakers will take up major health care issues in the five-week session as well as potential Measure 110 changes

Feb 6, 2024
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Disability Rights Oregon sues Washington County alleging it fails people in mental health crises

The lawsuit alleges the county’s system routes 911 calls for mental health assistance to police first, which means police are the primary agency that responds

Feb 6, 2024

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Private equity’s growing footprint in home health care draws scrutiny

Critics say the profit-oriented private equity business model can diminish the quality of care, increase costs and narrow access for patients, particularly in more lightly regulated industries such as home care and hospice care

Feb 6, 2024

Tents in downtown Portland on March 14, 2022. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Is housing health care? State Medicaid programs increasingly say ‘yes’

Leader say they have to do something to address a crisis that is out of control, but experts like Margot Kushel say the spending often falls short of providing needed long-term housing and stability

Feb 6, 2024

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Fewer people are donating blood across Oregon

The need for blood is dire, but over the last two decades the number of people donating blood has declined by 40%

Feb 6, 2024

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At a Jan. 31, 2024 virtual discussion of the Oregon Health Forum, Rep. Rob Nosse (right) joined Rep. Ed Diehl (bottom) and several other lawmakers to talk about the upcoming legislative session with moderator and journalist Emily Harris (left) .

Drug addiction, mental health will dominate session, lawmakers say

Lawmakers clashed in an Oregon Health Forum panel over how much ‘stick’ is needed to promote treatment and fix Measure 110

Feb 1, 2024
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Mila Priest, 8, right, focuses on her computer work while playing the PAX Good Behavior Game during class at Fern Hill Elementary School in Forest Grove, Ore., Nov. 9, 2023. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB FOR THE LUND REPORT

In Oregon, parents and teachers catalyze drug prevention in schools

Armed with knowledge and tools, parents are making a big difference in local school districts

Feb 1, 2024

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Ketamine therapy for mental health a ‘Wild West’ for doctors and patients

For-profit ketamine clinics promising treatment for mental health have proliferated although the practice lacks supporting research and protocols, remains unapproved by the FDA and was considered radical just a decade ago

Feb 1, 2024

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