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Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center on Monday as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Nurses declare victory in negotiations with Providence in Portland, Seaside

A notice from the Oregon Nurses Association to members before any official announcement called the tentative contracts 'historic,' but talks continue for home health care nurses

Aug 11, 2023
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An AMR ambulance at Legacy Health Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland, Ore., on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Multnomah County warns AMR faces fines for slow responses to emergency calls

The contractor blames workforce shortages and Multnomah rules, but also says it is hiring rapidly in Washington County.

Aug 9, 2023
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Oregon Health Authority puts $1.5 million grant on hold

Peer respite award paused after justice department lawyers open investigation

Aug 8, 2023
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Flush with profits, Oregon Health Plan insurers tell Kotek they need flexibility

The governor urged the publicly funded coordinated care organizations to pony up additional funds for behavioral health, housing

Aug 1, 2023
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Justice department investigates nonprofit selected for $1.5 million state contract

The Oregon Department of Justice issued a wide-ranging demand to Black Mental Health Oregon for financial documentation

Jul 27, 2023
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Kaiser Permanente workers represented by the Service Employees International Union Local 49 hold a picket outside Westside Medical Center in Hillsboro on July 24, 2023 to pressure the managed care consortium on contract negotiations. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Kaiser Permanente workers picket as contract talks heat up

Similar to other employees in healthcare, picketing workers want better staffing and working conditions

Jul 24, 2023
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State’s plan to pay $3 million for mental health centers sparks objections

Two groups with gaps in reporting and other issues will receive hefty grants to open long-awaited Oregon mental health respite centers, but advocates and state attorneys have concerns

Jul 20, 2023
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Oregon joins fraud settlement over pain management clinic’s unnecessary procedures

California-based chain had a clinic in east Portland, was accused of billing patients for procedures they did not want or need

Jul 18, 2023
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Pandemic handed big profits to companies serving the Oregon Health Plan

Contractors using state and federal funds to provide health care to 1.5 million low-income Oregonians amassed large sums while spending less on care

Jul 17, 2023

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State extends discussion of cost impacts of Basic Health Program

Records show state officials honed “talking points” while negotiating “firestorm” of media attention

Jul 11, 2023
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