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Gov. Bob Ferguson signing Senate Bill 5480, a bill that would exempt medical debt from credit reports, on April 22, 2025. | JACQUELYN JIMENEZ ROMERO/WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD

WA bill to keep medical debt off credit reports signed into law

The bill mirrors efforts at the federal level that have been thrown into question by the new federal administration

Apr 24

A group of protesters rallying against restrictions on gender-affirming care for youth in Texas in 2022. | COURTESY/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

A Chicago hospital bows to federal pressure on trans care for teens

Apr 24

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Measles misinformation is on the rise — and Americans are hearing It, survey finds

About two-thirds of Republican-leaning parents are unaware of an uptick in measles cases this year, and Republicans are twice as likely as Democrats to believe the measles shot is worse than the disease

Apr 24

An American Medical Response ambulance, at the emergency department at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland, Jan. 11, 2024. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF / OPB

AMR taps paramedics abroad to work in Multnomah County

The company plans to secure visas for paramedics from Australia to fill gaps in the workforce

Apr 24

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Oregon hospitals house mentally ill for long periods, dashboard shows

New state website supports longstanding complaints that hospitals have become a stopgap for holes in the Oregon mental health system

Apr 24
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Oregon veterans and VA staff fear Trump cuts could harm benefits, health care

The Department of Veterans Affairs says it’s fixing a struggling system

Apr 24

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Bills to permit behavioral health treatment by out-of-state providers were sailing, then hit the rocks

Rep. Ed Diehl said the four bills, intended to address Oregon's critical shortage of behavioral health providers, were pulled by the House Speaker's office at the last minute

Apr 24
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Black maternal health advocates, researchers press on amid federal funding cuts

The Trump administration has cut grants for maternal health studies and research on health disparities, including for patients of color and LGBTQ people. It has laid off key staff and removed maternal health data from federal agency websites.

Apr 22

An employee of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services helps a consumer pick a health care plan on the federal online health insurance marketplace. | DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS SERVICES

Oregon health insurers, state officials fret as premium subsidies face cuts in Washington, D.C.

Republicans’ push in Washington, D.C. to cut health coverage subsidies would drive up the average marketplace premium in Oregon by about 70%; and additional hikes in Oregon could make it far worse

Apr 22
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Providence's push to hand off hospice, home care in Oregon to Tennessee firm gets closer look

State health officials plan a six-month analysis to examine the proposed deal with Compassus, which is partly owned by private equity. The transaction has sparked concerns from nurses and home health providers.

Apr 22
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