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U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, center, speaks about the multibillion-dollar advertising campaigns on behalf of Medicare Advantage plans during an event Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, sponsored by the Urban League of Portland at the Hattie Redmond Apartments in North Portland. | PETER WONG/©PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP USED HERE WITH PERMISSION

Wyden, advocates urge help for those beset by Medicare add-on choices

The senator urges people to help the seniors in their lives this Thanksgiving holiday who are getting bombarded with calls from scammers taking advantage of open enrollment this time of year

Nov 21, 2023
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Crisis hotline opens for farmers, ranchers, loggers and fishermen in Oregon

The Agristress Helpline is free and has trained counselors with experience in the callers' industries who can take phone calls in 160 languages

Nov 21, 2023

Stabbin’ Wagon holds regular outreach events at Medford’s Hawthorne Park, which has seen issues with drug use and camping among unsheltered people. Melissa Jones, the group’s leader, was arrested at the park during sweeps of homeless encampments in 2020. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Despite criticisms, Stabbin’ Wagon signs contract with health authority

The Medford nonprofit will provide a new, non-clinical mental health service even after clashing with local officials. The status of other contracts remains uncertain.

Nov 21, 2023

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Is Novavax, the latecomer COVID-19 vaccine, worth the wait?

Novavax’s shot, a vaccine that is based on proteins rather than mRNA and has been used since early 2022 in other countries.

Nov 20, 2023

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Compensation is key to fixing primary care shortage

Other countries spend more on primary care, while pay disparities have more new doctors going into specialty care in the U.S.

Nov 18, 2023

Legacy Health Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland, Ore., on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

More than 150 Legacy doctors vote to unionize

Votes occurred at six of Legacy's eight hospitals as organizers stressed workplace changes and a possible merger with OHSU

Nov 17, 2023
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‘A pragmatic, modest step’: Washington’s new long-term care program

Washington state is launching a $36,500 benefit to pay for care and other needs

Nov 16, 2023

Standing on a bluff overlooking the Willamette River in North Portland on Nov. 14, 2023, Dr. Eric Seymour said he was born pro-union, but that some of his fellow hospitalists employed by the Legacy Health System have needed convincing. | LILLIAN MONGEAU HUGHES/THE LUND REPORT

Hospital physicians at Legacy Health likely to unionize

Citing working conditions and increased financial pressures, hospitalists at Legacy's eight hospitals expect to win a pending union vote

Nov 16, 2023
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Clockwise, from left to right: Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran, moderator and Portland Axios reporter Emily Harris, Providence Health Chief Executive of Behavioral Health Robin Henderson, Portland Street Response Interim Program Manager Lielah Leighton, Jonathan Mroz of Central City Concern, Multnomah Circuit Judge Nan Waller discussed promising approaches to improve behavioral health care in Portland. | SCREENSHOT, OREGON HEALTH FORUM

Decisive action could help Portland's dysfunctional behavioral health system, experts say

An Oregon Health Forum panel agreed that action and urgency could significantly improve care for people experiencing mental health crisis and addiction in Oregon's largest city

Nov 16, 2023