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SEIU Questions Hospital Billing Practices

The union representing health care workers says hospitals throughout Oregon fail to comply with state laws for charity and billing.

Oct 12, 2022
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COUNTY HEALTH WORKERS VACCINATED AT NPHC ON JAN. 13, 2021/MOTOYA NAKAMURA/MULTNOMAH COUNTY

Two unions representing more than 1,000 health care workers in Oregon’s largest county say employees need better pay and support.

Oct 11, 2022
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The president of Health Care for All Oregon shares his views on the task force that recommended 2023 universal health care legislation.

Oct 11, 2022
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Workers rallied on Oct. 10, 2022, at Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington, to protest working conditions. | COURTESY PHOTO

Over the past two years, nearly all of the Washington hospital’s roughly 90 patient access representatives have quit, according to the union.

Oct 11, 2022
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The U.S. has one of the highest teen birth rates among developed nations.

Oct 11, 2022

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