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This Oregon Medical Group clinic in Eugene is one of several primary care businesses bought in Oregon in recent years by UnitedHealth's Optum Health Division. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

What Will UnitedHealth’s New Trove Of Claims Data Mean For Consumers?

UnitedHealth, which has been expanding in Oregon, is under scrutiny over issues that include its data practices.
Nov 17, 2022
Staff care for a COVID-19 patient at Oregon Health & Science University. | COURTESY OF OHSU

At-Risk Oregonians Can Obtain Free COVID Medication At Home

Color Health will offer telehealth and phone sessions to some Oregonians, including those aged 65 and older and those with compromised immune systems.
Nov 17, 2022
TWO-YEAR-OLD ZION GASTELUM DIED FOUR DAYS AFTER RECEIVING BABY ROOT CANALS AND CROWNS AT KOOL SMILES, A PRIVATE EQUITY-AFFILIATED DENTAL CLINIC IN YUMA, ARIZONA./SCREENGRAB OF ABC15 ARIZONA BROADCAST

Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care

As private equity extends into health care, evidence is mounting it’s led to higher prices and diminished quality of care, a KHN investigation has found.
Nov 17, 2022
Patrick Allen. | COPYRIGHTED IMAGE REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE PORTLAND TRIBUNE

Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen Submits Resignation

Allen, who steadied the agency after high-profile controversies, will step down Jan. 9, 2023. State Behavioral Health Director Steve Allen is also resigning.
Nov 17, 2022
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