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Kaiser Permanente to pay $556 million in record Medicare Advantage fraud settlement

The settlement, announced Jan. 14, resolves whistleblower lawsuits that accused the giant health insurer of mounting a years-long scheme in which it overstated how sick patients were to illegally boost revenues

Jan 15

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Opinion: Hospitals’ deregulation push is misplaced

Longtime Oregon nurse says hospitals’ challenges are driven by system fragmentation and health insurer coverage denials, not state rules

Jan 15
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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Health Authority seeks funds to pay for federal changes while cutting provider care payments

State health officials say they need to grow the agency's staffing to make needed IT changes, but some lawmakers on Tuesday questioned other aspects of the agency’s request — including its push to slash $170 million that primary care providers rely on to serve lower-income Oregonians

Jan 13
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Oregon Medicaid insurer’s data breach could lead to insurance fraud

CareOregon, which serves about 500,000 low-income residents on the Oregon Health Plan, notified more than 5,000 people in December that their information had been ‘viewed’ and could be used to file fake claims

Jan 13
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A multimillion-dollar lawsuit has been filed and police are investigating allegations that a nurse repeatedly stole narcotics prescribed for patients and replaced them with tap water at Asante Rogue River Medical Center in Medford, Oregon. | ROGUE VALLEY TIMES

Nurses say Asante is requiring them to sign away bonus pay before filling shifts

The change in pay policy comes amid complaints of staff shortages

Jan 13

A measles rash on a young patient after three days. | U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Oregon health officials confirm first measles cases of 2026

Both cases are in Linn County. Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes, followed by a rash.

Jan 13

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People needing health care coverage have until Thursday to sign up for Obamacare

With Congress debating cuts to consumers’ premiums, state officials urge Oregonians to enroll now and steer clear of fake websites offering false promises

Jan 13

Robert Sory feeds his captive blind raccoon.

Robert Sory feeds a treat to a blind, albino raccoon named Cricket. Russian foxes, African porcupines, emus, bobcats, and goats are also part of his menagerie. | BLAKE FARMER/WPLN

Millions of Americans are expected to drop their Affordable Care Act plans. They’re looking for a Plan B.

“I’m not somebody who gets sick super often, thank God.”

Jan 13

Valeria Calderón struggled to find mental health care.

Valieria Calderón at her apartment in Queens. After suffering a miscarriage in early 2024, “I was hanging on by a thread,” she said. | SARAH BLESENER FOR PROPUBLICA

They couldn’t access mental health care when they needed it. Now they’re suing their insurer.

A new lawsuit alleges that an insurer’s ghost network hindered New York City employees from accessing the mental health care they sought — and harmed the reputation of psychiatrists wrongly listed as being in-network

Jan 12

Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center on Monday as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon nurses union grapples with growing pains, contested election

In one of the state's most powerful health care unions, would-be reformers are running on a platform of change while calling leadership out-of-touch. An opposing slate of candidates stresses unity while taking a more moderate tone.

Jan 8
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