The Lund Report

Senate Sends Hospital and Nursing Home Assessment Tax to Kitzhaber

After weeks of filibustering, the Republicans allowed a vote on the bill that will continue funding for the Oregon Health Plan and other human services through an assessment tax on hospitals and long-term care facilities.

Jun 27, 2013

Hospital Association Pressures Lawmakers to Drop Mandates to Protect Nurses

June 26, 2013 – Pinal Patel is only 29 years old, but the certified nursing assistant has already suffered two major injuries from lifting patients at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in north Portland.

Jun 26, 2013

Marijuana Dispensaries Bill Aims to Weed Out Illegal Operations

June 26, 2013 — The House passed a bill authorizing and regulating marijuana dispensaries for medicinal use Monday, as legislators moved to bring greater daylight and easier access to a system some lawmakers call out-of-control.

Jun 26, 2013

Coos Bay Democrat Sponsors Bone Marrow Drive for Ailing Baby

After a baby in her district was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, Rep. Caddy McKeown led a bone marrow registration drive at the state capitol to help the 12,000 people who need a transfusion each year.

Jun 25, 2013

Equity Atlas Reveals Deep Health Disparities in East Multnomah County, Suburbs

For the first time, the atlas maps access to healthcare and health outcomes

Jun 25, 2013

Oregon to Pioneer Electronic Credentialing System to Cut Waste

June 25, 2013 — The Oregon House passed a bill with unanimous support Monday that supporters say could save the economy $150 million in administrative waste by crafting a single credentialing process that all insurers, hospitals and coordinated care organizations can share for thousands of healthcare providers.

Jun 25, 2013

Rationing Care Is the Wrong Way to Cut Oregon’s Medicaid Costs

The authors contend that people on Medicaid could be harmed by treating patients with a particular illness the same way, which will occur with the rules adopted by the Health Evidence Review Commission.

Jun 25, 2013

Time with the Doctor: Happy Doc Family Medicine in Salem Gives Patients a Different Experience

Dr. Lara Knudsen opened the clinic in April to make sure her patients have the quality time they deserve rather than feeling rushed.

Jun 24, 2013

Single-Payer Healthcare May Go Before Voters in 2016

June 20, 2013 – Supporters of a single-payer healthcare system may decide to put the issue before voters in 2016, depending on what members of the statewide coalition who were behind this year's failed single-payer bill in the Oregon Legislature decide at next week's annual meeting.

Jun 20, 2013

Oregon Patient Safety Commission Begins Creating Medical Liability Reform Program

June 20, 2013—The Oregon Patient Safety Commission has quickly learned that the process to create a new, voluntary program designed to reform medical malpractice will be a marathon, not a sprint.

Jun 20, 2013