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Study finds prevalence of firearms is driving soaring gun deaths in U.S. – not mental illness

OHSU researchers compared the U.S. to 40 countries and found that Americans are 20 times more likely to die by firearms, even with a similar rate of mental health illness

Sep 12, 2024

As respiratory illnesses cause increasing strain on hospitals in Oregon and Washington, PeaceHealth officials are telling people not to come to the emergency room at Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver if at all possible. | COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH

At Catholic hospitals, a mission of charity runs up against high care costs for patients

Many Catholic health systems, which are tax-exempt, pay their executives millions and can charge some of the highest prices around — while critics say they scrimp on commitments to their communities.

Sep 12, 2024

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OHSU, Legacy report new losses as merger bid looms

Two hospital systems want to form a new Oregon power player and promised no immediate layoffs while arguing a merger will help improve their financial fortunes

Sep 12, 2024
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US uninsured rate was stable in 2023, even as states’ Medicaid purge began

About 8% of Americans lacked health insurance in 2023, the Census Bureau announced. But its report doesn’t capture the effect of states winnowing their Medicaid rolls by millions of people since the pandemic emergency ended.

Sep 12, 2024

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Justice department sues Measure 110 grantee for second time, citing land deal

The state Department of Justice and the Oregon Health Authority have filed a second lawsuit against the Klamath Falls provider Red is the Road to Wellness, expanding debt collection efforts to include property sold by the nonprofit for half of its purchase price to a former employee

Sep 10, 2024
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Patients who contract measles, a highly contagious disease, develop a skin rash. | WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Largest Oregon measles outbreak in 30 years endangers kids, expert says

Every one of the 31 measles cases reported in Oregon as of Monday surfaced in people who had not received the MMR vaccine, according to an OHSU pediatrician

Sep 10, 2024

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“I don’t want to die”: Needing mental health care, he got trapped in his insurer’s ghost network

Ravi Coutinho bought a health insurance plan thinking it would deliver on its promise of access to mental health providers. But even after 21 phone calls and multiple hospitalizations, no one could find him a therapist.

Sep 10, 2024

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New Biden administration rules aim to hold insurers accountable for mental health care coverage

The regulations will force health insurance plans to collect and report more data on how they limit and deny mental health claims. ProPublica’s reporting has found that insurers regularly shortchange patients seeking treatment.

Sep 10, 2024

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New recovery housing facility set to open in Portland

4D Recovery facility will serve 40 people after they leave residential treatment centers

Sep 10, 2024

Kristin Holeso (left) wipes her tears at a memorial for her friend, Melissa Jubane, during a vigil Monday, Sept. 9, at Ridgewood View Park in Beaverton. Police say Jubane was killed by Bryce Johnathan Schubert, who lived at the same apartment complex. | PHOTO COPYRIGHT: PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP/JAIME VALDEZ (USED WITH PERMISSION)

Beaverton mourns Melissa Jubane

Jubane was reported missing after she did not show up for her nursing shift at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. Her neighbor, 27-year-old Bryce Schubert, was arrested and charged with her murder after a two-day search.

Sep 10, 2024
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