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Dr. Jeff Absalon, the health system’s chief physician executive, discussed layoffs Wednesday, May 18, in a Zoom press conference./The Lund Report

Citing Financial Losses, St. Charles Health System Lays Off Staff

Central Oregon provider will lay off 105 non-clinical employees but says services will be maintained.

May 18, 2022
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OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

High Health Care Costs Gobble Up Oregonians’ Household Budgets, Report Says

Rising medical expenses in this state put a wide range of stresses on people, according to a new report.

Apr 26, 2022
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Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood, July 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

To Restore Profitability, OHSU Seeks To Curb Pace Of Jobs Growth

The institution needs to be more selective in where it adds new jobs so it can continue its mission to be a “national-scale” hospital, the board is told.

Apr 21, 2022
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THIS OREGON MEDICAL GROUP CLINIC IN EUGENE IS ONE OF SEVERAL PRIMARY CARE BUSINESSES BOUGHT IN OREGON BY UNITEDHEALTH'S OPTUM HEALTH DIVISION.

Insurance Giant UnitedHealth Expands Into Oregon Primary Care

The insurer buys two Oregon networks, adding to the corporation’s roster of 1,500 clinics nationwide.

Apr 21, 2022
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SHUTTERSTOCK

Providence Pays $22.7 Million To Settle Whistleblower Complaint

A doctor’s investigation of his colleagues sparked a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into allegations of fraudulent billing in Washington state.

Apr 14, 2022
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The building on Southwest Broadway in Portland that housed FamilyCare's corporate offices. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Health Authority Settles With FamilyCare For $22.5 Million

Proceeds of the agreement will be donated to the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in Lebanon.

Mar 25, 2022
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State health officials are racing to win federal approval of Oregon Health Plan changes before Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, shown at the Oregon Convention Center vaccination site, leaves office. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Health Care Heavyweights Dole Out Contributions As Oregon’s Gubernatorial Race Heats Up

Hospital groups and labor unions are picking their favorites, but bigger campaign donations will flow closer to the May primary and the November election.

Mar 24, 2022
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