Opinion

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An ambulance pulls into the entrance driveway for Oregon Health & Science University's emergency department on Wed., Oct. 27, 2021. | OHSU/CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS

Opinion: OHSU’s acquisition of Legacy Health likely to worsen the state's affordability crisis

Higher prices charged by Oregon Health & Science University if the proposed merger goes through would likely accelerate premium hikes, damaging business growth and wages, Oregon health care analyst says

Feb 20

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Opinion: OHSU-Legacy merger would improve specialty care for children with heart disease, others

Higher volume centers provide better care, and the proposed deal would eliminate barriers that hurt outcomes, two OHSU pediatric cardiologists say

Feb 15

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A view of OHSU's South Waterfront campus in September 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Opinion: Top state officials need to ensure OHSU-Legacy merger questions are addressed

Gov. Tina Kotek, Attorney General-elect Dan Rayfield and the Oregon Health Authority should fix the review process, demand more detail from Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health and ensure transparency before any merger is approved, according to a longtime Oregon health economist

Nov 19, 2024

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Baker County in eastern Oregon. | IAN POELLET/CC BY-SA 3.0/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Opinion: Fair reimbursement rates can bring down health care costs for Oregonians, including in rural areas

Congress should halt the practice of paying hospitals more than independent practices for the exact same procedures — which is driving a costly surge in consolidation — and adopt site-neutral payment reforms

Nov 14, 2024

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Journalist Diane Lund spoke in September, 2024 at a gala to celebrate her work, including the founding of The Lund Report and Oregon Health Forum. | AMANDA COWAN FOR THE LUND REPORT

Letter from the editor: On gratitude, the future of The Lund Report, and you

As our work draws a bit of national recognition, we’ll stay focused on informing Oregonians with original, high-quality reporting — powered by a community of people who care about health care

Oct 24, 2024

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Barney Speight played a major role in reforms to Oregon's health care system intended to lower costs and improve access. | COURTESY PHOTO

In memoriam: Barney Speight

Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber and other health policy leaders say Speight had a hand in key reforms that expanded access and coverage over his decades-long career

May 16, 2024

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Opinion: Oregon should battle the hostile takeover of its health care system

Legislation would curb the trend in which private equity investors, insurance conglomerates and retail chains are swallowing clinics and transferring power away from patients and their doctors, writes former Gov. John Kitzhaber

Feb 20, 2024

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Jon and Jennifer Epstein look at photos from their son, Cal's, memorial inside his bedroom on Jan. 24, 2023. Cal died from an accidental drug overdose in December 2020 after he unknowingly took a counterfeit pill laced with fentanyl. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Opinion: Oregon lawmakers must include youth prevention in drug policy proposals

As state legislators debate changes to Measure 110, parent and youth advocate Jon Epstein urges them to consider upstream measures and youth treatment needs in their legislation

Jan 30, 2024

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Jonathan Mroz in Old Town on April 5, 2023, standing on the patch of sidewalk where he was living in tent before he entered a withdrawal management facility two years ago. Today he works just blocks away as a communications specialist for Central City Concern. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Opinion: How to address homelessness in Portland

Jonathan Mroz, who knows what it's like to experience homelessness in Portland, shares his perspective on what it will take to get people the help they need

Sep 28, 2023