Mike Francis

Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis, Ore.

Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis. | M.O. STEVENS | WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Samaritan seeks a break from bondholders Premium

Hoping to be absorbed by the Washington state health system MultiCare, the Corvalis-based health system’s executives are asking the investors holding its debt to waive an earlier default

Jun 26

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

OHSU credit rating downgraded

Oregon Health & Science University leaders trying to improve its standing with bond markets have been getting some bad news — but they say better times are ahead

Jun 23
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Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville. | CHRIS LIGHT VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Willamette Valley Medical Center, UnitedHealthcare may be close on contract

About 4,000 Medicare Advantage members have been subjected to alarming warnings about potentially losing coverage of their providers, but a spokesperson for the Yamhill County hospital suggests a deal may be near

Jun 18
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A doctor visits an elderly patient. | MARC ST. GIL, PUBLIC DOMAIN, VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Florida-based bid to take over Housecall Providers under state review

Years of losses by the home-based primary care and hospice provider had become too much for CareOregon, its nonprofit parent, to offset

Jun 2
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Providence-Compassus home health deal can go forward, state says

The state’s merger review office said the joint venture must invest $30 million in Oregon operations over the next five years

May 19
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Members of a state universal health board split as deadline nears

Four months from when it needs to report to the Legislature, some feel the board needs to do more thinking about how to pay for a comprehensive system of affordable care

May 12
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People without insurance often use emergency rooms for health care which drives up costs. | LYNNE TERRY/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Regence, Legacy strike new deal to bring Legacy providers back into the Regence network

The new contract is retroactive to April 1, when the previous contract expired

May 7
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Health care lags for Black, Hispanic and Native American Oregonians

Disparities in Oregon are far worse for Native American residents, according to a new state-by-state comparison issued by researchers for the Commonwealth Fund

Apr 29
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