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Oregon awarded $197 million for rural health, hospitals

Oregon fares well in first year of federal program intended to fend off criticisms of Congressional health care cuts

Dec 29, 2025
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Legacy providers and supporters on the strike line at Legacy Emanuel | COURTESY OF OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION

Striking Legacy providers reject tentative agreement

The walkout by more than 130 nurse practitioners, physician associates and clinical nurse specialists will continue after a negotiated compromise failed to win their support

Dec 29, 2025
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Oregon health care firm hit with data breach suit

Consonus Healthcare Services took three months to alert current and former employees to a hack of their personal information, a new filing claims

Dec 23, 2025
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Letter to the editor: Oregon’s universal health journey is headed in the right direction

Single-payer advocates Tom Sincic and Valdez Bravo say that things are mostly going according to plan at the Universal Health Plan Governance Board, though the group should be hewing closer to its statutory mission

Dec 23, 2025
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Salem Health in talks to acquire Stayton hospital

After abandoning a plan to be absorbed into Corvallis' Samaritan Health Services, Santiam turns to Salem Health

Dec 23, 2025

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State exchange directors seeing consumers’ fears — in real time — about Obamacare premium hikes

Many consumers face hard choices about their health insurance coverage

Dec 23, 2025

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Worried about health insurance costs? There may be cheaper options — but with trade-offs

You have options beyond the traditional ACA marketplace, but they require careful consideration

Dec 22, 2025

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State, counties end stalemate over behavioral health services

Just as a federal judge was taking interest, state and local officials came to a compromise over county mental health responsibilities. The impasse had become heated, with local officials saying they were being streamrolled and patients would suffer as a result.

Dec 22, 2025
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Policymakers in Oregon and elsewhere have wrestled with gender-affirming care for minors. | SHUTTERSTOCK

RFK Jr. announces new rules targeting care for transgender youth

If approved, the proposed federal regulations would dramatically impact an already challenging landscape

Dec 22, 2025

Advanced practice providers, including medical professionals like nurse practitioners, physician assistants and others, represented by the Oregon Nurses Association strike outside Legacy Health hospitals in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 3, 2025. | ELI IMADALI / OPB

Legacy Health tells striking workers they will lose health coverage on Jan. 1

A small number of highly trained clinicians at Legacy are on indefinite strike over wages

Dec 22, 2025

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