Lynne Terry

Feds Resume $10 Billion Program for Health Insurers

A news release by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid said it would resume the program following a suspension announced earlier this month, which prompted anger from insurers.

Jul 24, 2018

Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center is located in Northwest Portland. | LEGACY HEALTH

Briefly: Portland philanthropist gives Legacy's Good Samaritan $5 million

Hank Swigert, a Portland philanthropist and former chairman of ESCO Corp. did not attach any strings to the gift, a record for Good Sam's foundation.

Jul 23, 2018

CREATIVE COMMONS

Briefly: Raw Turkey Sickens 90 people, Including in Oregon

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the salmonella outbreak has spread to 26 states and put 40 people in the hospital.

Jul 19, 2018

Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood, July 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Briefly: In Sudden Move, OHSU Demotes Chair of Anesthesiology Department

Dr. Jeffrey Kirsch, hired in 2002, will remain a professor and so far retains his salary of nearly $500,000.

Jul 18, 2018

Nurses at Mid-Columbia Medical Center gave petitions signed by more than 130 nurses to the hospital's chief executive, Dennis Knox, last week, asking for talks. | OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION

Nurses at Mid-Columbia Medical Center in Labor Dispute

They've been working without a contract since the end of June. They want the hospital, one of two in The Dalles-Hood River area, to hire more staff.

Jul 17, 2018

Briefly: Sen. Wyden blasts Trump administration over drug pricing plan

The ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and Oregon senator called on the administration to release public comments on the plan.

Jul 16, 2018

Briefly: Sen. Wyden blasts Trump administration over drug pricing plan

An Oregon senator and ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee called on the administration to release public comments on the plan.

Jul 13, 2018

Trump Administration Slashes Funds for Health Insurance Outreach Program

For the second year in a row, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid cut grants to groups that help consumers find insurance through the federal marketplace.

Jul 11, 2018

Judge Brett Kavanaugh is a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. | U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

Abortion Rights Advocates Attack Trump’s Supreme Court Pick

Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon joined a chorus of critics who worry about the impact that U.S. Circuit Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh could have.

Jul 10, 2018