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A room inside the Recovery Works NW's new withdrawal management facility on Southeast Foster Road in Portland, Ore. Most rooms are limited to two beds. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

First Measure 110-funded detox opens, will focus on fentanyl and alcohol

Recovery Works Northwest has opened a medical withdrawal management facility in Portland that has 16 beds and will serve Multnomah and Clackamas counties
Aug 18, 2023
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Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health and Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood, July 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Possible strike looms as OHSU, nurses union negotiations hit impasse

Both sides say they want to avoid a strike. The union recently touted big concessions following a strike against a different health system.
Aug 17, 2023
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U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden responds to a question at a town hall meeting Wednesday, Aug. 16, at Broadway Rose Theater Company in Tigard. | PETER WONG/©PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP REPUBLISHED HERE WITH PERMISSION

Wyden criticizes court ruling limiting access to abortion drug

The U.S. senator from Oregon pledged to fight against the decision, which he said walks back the rights of millions of Americans
Aug 17, 2023
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Brandon Masters at his home in San Antonio. Masters spent about $22,000 last year caring for his teenage son Braylon, who has bipolar disorder. When Masters developed a rash on the back of his arms and neck last year, his doctor told him it was connected to stress. | LISA KRANTZ/KFF HEALTH NEWS

Parents see own health spiral as their kids’ mental illnesses worsen

A national shortage of mental health care providers and the search for affordable care has exacerbated strain on parents
Aug 17, 2023
Oregon Health & Science University primarily trains its OB/GYN residents at OHSU Hospital and the Center for Women’s Health in southwest Portland. | COURTESY OHSU

OHSU, Legacy merger would form 10-hospital chain

The two entities on Wednesday announced their goal to become a major new player in Oregon health care, with an increased focus on managed care. Some groups are already raising questions about the idea.
Aug 16, 2023
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The Hidden Fee Costing Doctors Millions Every Year

A powerful lobbyist convinced a federal agency that doctors can be forced to pay fees on money that health insurers owe them. Big companies rake in profits while doctors are saddled with yet another cost in a burdensome health care system.
Aug 16, 2023

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