The Lund Report

Plaintiffs in Oregon allege the Washington-based health care provider failed to protect them from discrimination and harassment.

The lawsuit in federal court charges that OHSU violated a disabled patient’s civil rights when it wouldn’t let her caregiver enter the hospital and help with her care.

Disability Rights Oregon urges Gov. Kate Brown and Oregon Health Authority to take swift action on understaffing, other woes at the Salem facility.

Delta Dental of California had purchased a 49.5% stake in Moda Partners for $152.4 million in 2019.

Under a “first in the country” metric, Medicaid providers must prove their plans are improving the social and emotional health of children up to age 5 within the next three years.

From equipment purchases to requests for extensions of temporary staff, signs abound of hospitals anticipating a drawn-out surge.

State officials will send in Oregon’s application for its five-year Medicaid waiver to federal officials in early 2022.

The university’s PERS liability has ballooned to $595 million, resurrecting concerns about the pension burden on one of Oregon’s largest public agencies.

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The maintenance worker says he was physically assaulted and bullied after he came out to a co-worker.