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A picture of Rogue Regional Medical Center in 2007. At the time it was known as Rogue Valley Medical Center.
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Private equity and large corporations have a complicated and not always noticed presence in health care. A bill limiting the corporate practice of medicine failed to pass the Oregon Legislature despite broad support.
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Oregon State Capitol in Salem.
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Clockwise from front left: Sophomores Madison Cailteux, Kaden Davis Young, Samuel Stanley, Jack Von Ammon and Pearl Carter participate in cooperative learning during science class at South Eugene High School on Dec. 11, 2023.
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The proposed site of Heritage Square, which would have included supportive housing, in downtown Astoria. The city council voted down the project over its cost and concerns from a vocal group of critics.
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CITY OF ASTORIA
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A view of the Oregon State Capitol on February 26, 2024.
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The Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore. on March 21, 2023.
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State Rep. Ben Bowman, D-Tigard, and former Gov. John Kitzhaber testified in favor a bill limiting private equity and other business interests involvement in health care during a February 26, 2024 hearing of the Oregon Senate Health Committee.
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St. Charles Health System in Bend.
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COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH