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Two Assisted-Living Closures In Tillamook County Mark Oregon’s First In 2022

Statewide, senior care facilities face critically short supply of qualified caregivers and exponential costs, an industry representative says.

Jan 20, 2022
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Clouds hover over the Oregon Capitol building.

Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Lawmakers Prepare For Short Session With Workforce Challenges, Among Others

Health care workforce needs and behavioral health incentives are on the table as lawmakers prepare for the short session.

Jan 20, 2022
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Lawmakers Seek Coverage For People Kicked Off Oregon Health Plan

With Medicaid redeterminations to resume this year, low-cost ‘public option’ discussions are gaining in urgency.

Jan 18, 2022
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Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek. | LYNN HOWLETT PHOTOGRAPHY

Q&A: Speaker Tina Kotek To Leave Gavel And Legislature

Now running for governor, the longtime legislative leader introduced a bill to fight community violence with Medicaid funds as she was leaving.

Jan 18, 2022
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DR. RACHEL SOLOTAROFF CHECKS A PATIENT'S BLOOD PRESSURE AT CENTRAL CITY CONCERN'S OLD TOWN CLINIC./COURTESY OF CENTRAL CITY CONCERN

Q&A: Rachel Solotaroff To Leave Helm Of Central City Concern

The departing head of Portland’s largest homeless services provider talks about what she’s seen and what can be improved.

Jan 13, 2022
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Last August the intensive care unit at Oregon Health and Science University was filled to capacity. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

State: Oregon Hospitals Must Disclose When They Ration Care

Oregon Health Authority says hospitals need to disclose the methods they use during a crisis to decide who gets resources such as ICU beds and ventilators.

Jan 13, 2022
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Cainan Molzer (far right), 17, of Medford, poses with his family. | COURTESY JOE MOLZER

Oregon Faces Scrutiny Over One-Of-A-Kind Hurdles to Children’s Health Care

Advocates say low-income children in Oregon deserve the same guarantee of health care that every other state has.

Jan 13, 2022

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Oregon Hospitals Should Disclose Their Crisis-Care Rationing, Lawmakers Say

New Oregon Health Authority guidelines for hospitals suggest how they should rank patients and decide who gets ICU beds, ventilators or other similar equipment.

Jan 11, 2022
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