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Lonny and Teyon Fritzler stand outside their childhood home on the Crow Indian Reservation in Lodge Grass, Montana. The house has sat empty for years since both men left town to recover from their meth addictions. Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health News | KATHERYN HOUGHTON/KFF HEALTH NEWS

In Lodge Grass, Montana, a Crow community works to rebuild from meth’s destruction

An estimated 60% of the community's residents age 14 and older struggle with drug or alcohol addictions, but many see signs of renewal emerging

Jan 8

Oregon lawmaker pushes for urgent care standards

Rep. Nancy Nathanson of Eugene plans to try again this year to map out the burgeoning, unregulated field of urgent care medicine.

Jan 8
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Elyse Stevens was a primary care and addiction medicine doctor in New Orleans, known for taking on complex cases: people who’d been battling addiction for decades, living on the street, and chronic-pain patients on high doses of opioids. Her patient-centered approach won her awards at first. Then she came under scrutiny from her hospital and the state’s medical board, forcing her into what she describes as “exile.” | ANERI PATTANI/KFF HEALTH NEWS

Inside the battle for the future of addiction medicine

More than 80% of Americans who need substance use treatment don’t receive it, national data shows, which has some providers trying unconventional, and sometimes unpopular approaches to removing barriers to treatment

Jan 8

Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, on Dec. 30, 2025

Rep. Cliff Bentz at The Bulletin, Dec. 30, 2025. | COPYRIGHT MICHAEL KOHN | THE BULLETIN. USED WITH PERMISSION.

Complicated and interconnected: Bentz focuses on health care costs

Congressman says many signed up for the Affordable Care Act don't know they have enrolled. 'They don't have a clue.'

Jan 8
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Novo Nordisk manufactures NovoLog insulin for treatment of diabetes. | KHAS002| WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Oregon sues pharmaceutical companies over insulin prices

The suit also names pharmacy benefit managers, who say the state misunderstands how drug pricing works

Jan 8

OHSU's main campus in Portland in September, 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Small Doses: NIH settlement may not help Oregon researchers

Also: Union scores new hospital contract. Contempt fines versus state over behavioral health care hit new high

Jan 6
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Oregon, other states reject Trump administration’s latest vaccine recommendations for kids

The 3-month-old West Coast Health Alliance is sticking to longstanding recommendations for children, marking its third rejection of vaccine recommendations from vaccine skeptics in the Trump administration

Jan 6

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As new ‘superflu’ hits other states hard, Oregon is doing relatively well

Despite a new flu variant boosting national numbers, things in Oregon are better than last year. Officials say they can’t predict whether that will continue, and hospitalizations have climbed.

Jan 6
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Former Asante nurse sues health care system, alleging discrimination and retaliation

In a ruling, the Bureau of Labor and Industries finds that Asante retaliated against the critical care nurse after he filed complaints

Jan 6
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Midwife Sarah Simmons holds a newborn in Okanogan County, Wash.

Sarah Simmons, a midwife and co-owner of Maple Street Birth Center in rural Okanogan County, Wash., holds a newborn. Freestanding birth centers can address maternal health inequities, but many are facing mounting financial and regulatory pressures. | COURTESY OF SARAH SIMMONS

Freestanding birth centers are closing as maternity care gaps grow

Some areas are seeing declining access to dedicated birthing centers. In northeastern Oregon, there are not enough births to warrant them, says rural hospital official

Jan 6

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