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American healthcare costs are considerably higher than the rest of the world, a fact that’s usually seen as a drag on the U.S. economy. But to OHSU prez Dr. Joe Robertson, devoting 17 percent of the economy or more to the healthcare industry is a boon since it creates jobs.

Check out all our new jobs from Salem Clinic, P.C., FamilyCare Health, Architrave Health, MIKE Progam, and the Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership at OHSU.

However Many Hospitals Worry About Future Changes in Medicaid Supplemental Payments

Medicaid spends $6 billion a year in Oregon alone and “whenever there is that big a pile of money, there is going to be fraud,” Rodney Hopkinson, attorney in charge and director of the Medicaid Fraud Unit for the Oregon Department of Justice told a City Club of Portland audience.