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Oregon lawmakers prep to tackle drug addiction in 2024 session

The legislative committee will look at the addiction crisis from a wider perspective than Measure 110 alone

Oct 17, 2023

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Medicare enrollees can switch coverage now. Here’s what’s new and what to consider.

From Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, enrollees in either the traditional program or Medicare Advantage plans can change their coverage

Oct 17, 2023

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum talks with an official from Planned Parenthood before a news conference about the abortion pill on Sunday, March 12, 2023. | LYNNE TERRY/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Ellen Rosenblum, other attorneys general urge Supreme Court to preserve abortion pill access

A coalition of 24 Democratic attorneys general filed a brief with the Supreme Court urging it to reverse a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling making it harder for patients to access mifepristone

Oct 17, 2023

Workers rallied on Oct. 10, 2022, at Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington, to protest working conditions. | COURTESY PHOTO

Threatened PeaceHealth strike could strip workers’ health coverage

Management warns southwest Washington workers their health insurance will be terminated if a strike lasts more than a week

Oct 17, 2023
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File: Necia Cage Pankey, a frontline worker at Kaiser Permanente’s Sunnyside Medical Center, chants with the crowd at a press conference held at the Oregon AFL-CIO offices in Portland, Sept. 14, 2023. SEIU members who work at Kaiser ended their strike at 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, though members of another union remained on strike. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Kaiser, union reach tentative deal after 3-day strike by health care workers

The tentative contract deal comes after a historic three-day strike last week

Oct 17, 2023

CareOregon is among 16 coordinated care organizations in Oregon serving Medicaid members. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

CareOregon merger proposal draws mixed reaction

Supporters of the nonprofit’s absorption by a California-based group say it will strengthen care for the vulnerable, while critics fear a loss of focus and control for Oregon

Oct 12, 2023

Nurses represented by the Oregon Nurses Association through the Association of University Registered Nurses and their supporters crowded into Elizabeth Caruthers Park on Sept. 18, 2023 to announce they were prepared to strike as negotiations with Oregon Health & Science University remain at a stalemate. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Nurses union signals more scrutiny of OHSU after executive bonuses dispute

The university won’t give bonuses to highly paid vice presidents, but the union said it will continue to push back on spending decisions

Oct 12, 2023
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Feds hope to cut sepsis deaths by hitching Medicare payments to treatment stats

A new Biden administration rule sets specific treatment metrics that must be met for all patients with suspected sepsis

Oct 12, 2023

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Two recent infant deaths spur sleeping safety tips from Gresham Police

Sudden Unexpected Infant Death is the death of an infant less than one year of age that occurs suddenly and unexpectedly

Oct 12, 2023
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Abortion rights advocates say consequences dire if SCOTUS declines to hear pill case

If the U.S. Supreme Court takes the case, the conservative majority could decide to ban a key abortion drug. But if it declines, access to medication abortion will plummet, reproductive health advocates say.

Oct 12, 2023

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