Search

ANTONIO GUILLEM/SHUTTERSTOCK

Trump vowed to end surprise medical bills. The office working on that just got slashed.

The Trump administration’s first round of sweeping staff cuts to federal agencies eliminated dozens of positions at the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, which is tasked with implementing the No Surprises Act.

Mar 6

SHUTTERSTOCK

To patients, parents, and caregivers, proposed Medicaid cuts are a personal affront

At a town hall in Orange County, California, angry residents said Congress should keep its hands off Medicaid. The cuts contemplated in a House budget blueprint would bore a giant hole in California’s version of the safety net health insurance program, Medi-Cal, which covers nearly 15 million residents.

Mar 6

State Rep. Tawna Sanchez, D-Portland, chatting before a session of the Oregon House on March 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon budget writers plan to spend hundreds of millions more on health, social services

The new spending, driven in part by a surge in Oregon Health Plan enrollment that state forecasters did not foresee, is part of a “budget rebalance” which the Legislature does before the end of each budget cycle

Mar 6

HEIDI DE MARCO/KHN

Idaho hospital moves forward with emergency abortion care case despite DOJ dismissal

St. Luke’s Health System sued the state in January arguing that the state’s near-total abortion ban is in conflict with federal law

Mar 6

A hallway in OHSU's main campus in Portland in September 2024 | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Physicians group raises concerns over OHSU-Legacy merger

The Oregon Academy of Family Physicians says patients may pay more to see doctors, urges officials to demand a plan to boost access and address the statewide primary care shortage

Mar 6
Premium

James Schroeder is taking over as CEO of Cascadia Health. | COURTESY OF CASCADIA HEALTH

Cascadia Health names James Schroeder to lead it as longtime CEO Derald Walker retires

With Walker hanging it up after 17 years, Schroeder will move from being his deputy to taking the top job at the nonprofit behavioral health provider. He previously worked as CEO of Health Share of Oregon and as interim director of the Oregon Health Authority.

Mar 5
Premium

SHUTTERSTOCK

Salem Health-Regence split turns spotlight on insurance company wealth

Power struggles, pressure tactics and public brinksmanship in recent disputes between health insurers and providers — such as hospitals — are all about money. Insurers have it, and providers want more of it.

Mar 4
Premium

A young woman with tan skin, dark brown hair stands in front of a window wearing a white shirt.

Dr. Win Kyin worked in primary care in Myanmar before fleeing the country, but she ran into roadblocks when she tried to get licensed to practice medicine in the U.S. Kyin pictured here on March 3 at the IRCO Pacific Islander and Asian Family Center. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

States facing doctor shortages ease licensing rules for foreign-trained physicians

Amid doctor shortages, several states have stopped requiring foreign-trained providers to repeat residencies before they’re fully licensed. Critics say patients could be harmed because of the loosened training requirements.

Mar 4

SHUTTERSTOCK

Internal memos: senior USAID leaders warned Trump appointees of hundreds of thousands of deaths from closing agency

One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, the memos estimated. The programs were cut anyway.

Mar 4

Members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation participate in a drumming demonstration at a conference in 2017. | COURTESY/OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

For Indian Country, federal cuts decimate core tribal programs

Tribal services aren’t national altruism. They’re written into centuries-old treaties.

Mar 4

Get Involved

NEWS TIPS

Securely submit an anonymous news tip or confidential document.

DONATE

Support our journalism by making a tax-deductible gift.

Menu

Search

Newsletter

Get Involved

Newsletter