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Oregon Health Plan to remain in network at Salem Health in 2026

Last-minute agreement follows a letter to Medicaid patients warning that Salem Health could leave the network

Jan 6
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Older Americans quit weight-loss drugs in droves

Those who quit cite cost, gastrointestinal distress, noticeable decline in muscle, and other factors

Jan 6

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The Placer County Courthouse in Auburn, Calif., in 2012. | LOCO STEVE | WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

On the hook for uninsured residents, counties now wonder how they’ll pay

State and county officials expect a surge in uninsured residents, thanks to the bill approved by Congress last year

Jan 6

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Shuttering primate research center could cost $1 billion over eight years, OHSU report asserts

Ordered by lawmakers to study possible scenarios for a reduction or closure of the center, Oregon Health & Science University's report said closure would lose $100 million a year just in research funding, and that doesn't include costs that could reach $820 million if its West Campus also has to close

Jan 2
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Some cannabis works about as well as ibuprofen against chronic pain, OHSU-led review finds

The review focused on randomized controlled trials and was funded by the federal government

Dec 30, 2025

The Capitol Building in Salem, Ore., on March 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

New health care laws in Oregon will add protections for patients, providers

The new laws take effect Jan. 1 and address medical debt, civil commitment, ambulance costs, menopause, breast reconstruction and medical visits on vacation

Dec 30, 2025
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So far, 'no downside' to Oregon's new school cell phone ban

Oregon’s new school cell phone ban takes effect Jan. 1, but some districts put it in place earlier. Most districts are calling it a success, despite some initial concerns.

Dec 30, 2025

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First-in-the-nation Oregon law capping state employee hospital payments is working, study says

A leader of the state’s top hospital industry group called the research “disconnected from reality and tone deaf”

Dec 30, 2025

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act complicates state health care affordability efforts

The law is expected to increase the number of uninsured Americans by an estimated 10 million people, which could prompt hospitals and other providers to raise prices to cover both the lost Medicaid revenue and the cost of caring for the influx of uninsured patients

Dec 30, 2025

Top, from left: Callie Anderson; Jagdish Whitten; Tim Winard; Carmen Aiken. Middle, from left: Hans Wirt; Thang Nguyen and his son, Anh Hoang; Erica Kahn; Chloë Jones. Bottom, from left: Deborah Buttgereit; Lauren Hughes; Darragh Yoder and his mother, Elisabeth Yoder; Maxwell Kruzic. | PHOTOGRAPHERS: JASON ARDAN, SCOTT DALTON, LOREN ELLIOTT, JAMIE KELTER DAVIS, MATT KILE, JACOB LANGSTON, MADDIE MCGARVEY, PARKER MICHELS-BOYCE, SOPHIE PARK, JIM VONDRUSKA, JEREMY WADE SHOCKLEY, RACHEL WOOLF/KFF HEALTH NEWS

Medical bills can be vexing and perplexing. Here’s this year’s best advice for patients.

Insured and uninsured, job-based and government-funded, comprehensive and short-term — people with different health insurance situations asked the same questions: Why do I owe so much? And how am I going to afford it?

Dec 30, 2025

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