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Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Judge blasts Marion County’s use of Oregon State Hospital

Ruling suggests a federal jurist is tiring of local officials challenging his order placing time limits on stays in the Oregon State Hospital

Oct 19, 2023
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Oregon hospitals, state near crucial stage in lawsuit over health care mergers program

Case bears implications for abortion access, health care transparency

Oct 19, 2023
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State seeks Universal Health Plan Governance Board director

Applications are being accepted for the new position, which will play a key role in helping the board develop a potentially sweeping overhaul of the state’s health care system

Oct 17, 2023
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Verdell and William Haleck of Utah hold a photo of their son Sheldon, who died after an encounter with Honolulu police in 2015. They filed a civil lawsuit against the officers after his death, which they ultimately lost in large part due to an argument that he had died of “excited delirium.” | CHRIS HANSEN/9NEWS

Doctors abandon a diagnosis used to justify police custody deaths. It might live on, anyway.

Some hope disavowals of “excited delirium syndrome” will lead to better outcomes between first responders and people in mental health crises. But it remains unclear whether it will prevent defense lawyers from using similar victim-blaming concepts with alternative terminology.

Oct 17, 2023

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Oregon lawmakers prep to tackle drug addiction in 2024 session

The legislative committee will look at the addiction crisis from a wider perspective than Measure 110 alone

Oct 17, 2023

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Medicare enrollees can switch coverage now. Here’s what’s new and what to consider.

From Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, enrollees in either the traditional program or Medicare Advantage plans can change their coverage

Oct 17, 2023

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum talks with an official from Planned Parenthood before a news conference about the abortion pill on Sunday, March 12, 2023. | LYNNE TERRY/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Ellen Rosenblum, other attorneys general urge Supreme Court to preserve abortion pill access

A coalition of 24 Democratic attorneys general filed a brief with the Supreme Court urging it to reverse a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling making it harder for patients to access mifepristone

Oct 17, 2023

Workers rallied on Oct. 10, 2022, at Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington, to protest working conditions. | COURTESY PHOTO

Threatened PeaceHealth strike could strip workers’ health coverage

Management warns southwest Washington workers their health insurance will be terminated if a strike lasts more than a week

Oct 17, 2023
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File: Necia Cage Pankey, a frontline worker at Kaiser Permanente’s Sunnyside Medical Center, chants with the crowd at a press conference held at the Oregon AFL-CIO offices in Portland, Sept. 14, 2023. SEIU members who work at Kaiser ended their strike at 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, though members of another union remained on strike. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Kaiser, union reach tentative deal after 3-day strike by health care workers

The tentative contract deal comes after a historic three-day strike last week

Oct 17, 2023

CareOregon is among 16 coordinated care organizations in Oregon serving Medicaid members. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

CareOregon merger proposal draws mixed reaction

Supporters of the nonprofit’s absorption by a California-based group say it will strengthen care for the vulnerable, while critics fear a loss of focus and control for Oregon

Oct 12, 2023

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