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The pandemic killed so many dialysis patients that their total number shrunk for the first time in nearly half a century. Few people took notice.

New Oregon Health Authority guidelines for hospitals suggest how they should rank patients and decide who gets ICU beds, ventilators or other similar equipment.

The insurer has made enough progress for its freeze to be lifted, but more improvements are still needed, Oregon Health Authority said.

A decision by the justices is expected within days on cases that challenge rules set in November by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Omicron continues to spread rapidly, according to the state's numbers reported on Jan. 10.