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Many middle-income families spend at least a tenth of their income on health insurance

New Commonwealth Fund study finds even families with employer-sponsored coverage pay an increasing share of their income for health care premiums and deductibles

Feb 17

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Bill to regulate ICE in health care settings in Oregon faces legal hurdles

Hospitals say the bill would shift responsibility for dealing with ICE agents to them

Feb 17

State Rep. Rob Nosse, D-Portland, testifies to the Oregon House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee about a bill he sponsored to overhaul Measure 110 on March 28, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Rewrite of state's health care rationing law stalls in Salem

With a bill spearheaded by Rep. Rob Nosse of Portland facing opposition in Salem, Oregon Health Authority Director Sejal Hathi has laid out a different path to make changes to the state's 30-year-old cost-control program known as the prioritized list

Feb 12
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PeaceHealth’s split with local emergency physicians sparks disappointment, resolve

After a 35-year relationship with Eugene Emergency Physicians, PeaceHealth has now chosen an Atlanta-based management company called ApolloMD to run its emergency departments.

Feb 12

Marty Cahill of Samaritan Health Services explains the proposal to be absorbed into MultiCare

Samaritan Health Services president and chief executive officer Marty Cahill explains a proposed merger with MultiCare Health System to a Lincoln City audience in November. | QUINTON SMITH | THE LINCOLN CHRONICLE

State launches review of MultiCare’s proposed acquisition of Samaritan Health

Proposed transaction would pump money into Corvallis-based hospital system while moving control and ultimate decision-making authority out of state

Feb 12
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Bill to prevent cervical cancer by mandating free diagnostics sailing through Legislature

The proposal would mandate free follow-up testing, which can cost up to $1,200 out of pocket

Feb 12
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Facing a ‘chilling effect,’ Oregon lawmakers seek to beef up abortion, trans health care laws

The bill would codify an existing governor’s policy to safeguard providers from extradition over providing reproductive and gender-affirming care

Feb 12

Lori Kelley is worried about the looming work requirements for Medicaid payments

Lori Kelley crochets at home in Harrisburg, North Carolina. With deteriorating eyesight, she relies mainly on her sense of touch while creating projects. (A.M. STEWART FOR KFF HEALTH NEWS) | A.M. STEWART FOR KFF HEALTH NEWS

New Medicaid work rules likely to hit middle-aged adults hard

The CBO estimates about 5 million fewer people will be eligible for Medicaid over the coming decade because of the work rules

Feb 12

Ivermectin has become a symbol of opposition to the medical establishment.

Ivermectin, an off-patent drug, has been popularized by some outside the medical establishment as a treatment for a variety of ailments, including cancer. | CAZENAVE | DREAMSTIME

US Cancer Institute studying ivermectin’s ‘ability to kill cancer cells’

The drug, which treats parasites in humans and animals, has become a symbol of resistance to the traditional medical establishment

Feb 12

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Oregon bill that aims to ensure vaccine coverage draws mixed response

The proposal would give a top health official the authority to essentially write a statewide vaccine prescription that requires insurers pay for vaccines, but opponents say the measure could interfere with their rights

Feb 11
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