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‘A scarlet letter’: States aim to end stigma of doctors seeking mental health care

Doctors can be deterred from seeking care for fear of losing their credentials

Feb 13

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What a $2 million per dose gene therapy reveals about drug pricing

Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices reflect huge industry investments in innovation.

Feb 13

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‘Noncompetes’ on chopping block as providers are kept from caring for Oregonians

Oregon lawmakers are considering two bills aimed at employer agreements that keep medical professionals from working elsewhere

Feb 13
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A mural welcomes visitors to Havana, Florida. Town leaders seeking a doctor to practice locally placed want ads in local newspapers, posted notices on social media, and sweetened the pot with a rent-free medical office building equipped with an X-ray, an ultrasound machine, and a bone density scanner — all owned by the town. | DANIEL CHANG/KFF HEALTH NEWS

Doctor Wanted: Small town offers big perks to attract a physician

As doctor shortages increase, one town is offering extra pay, subsidized office space and other perks

Feb 13

A view of the Oregon State Capitol in February 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Health care for 1 in 3 Oregonians in question as GOP mulls cuts in D.C.

Care for 1.4 million Oregonians could face cuts or changes such as work requirements even as state lawmakers push to renew a key source of. health care funding that's eyed for cuts — the state’s provider tax.

Feb 13
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Dr. Jane Zhu of Oregon Health & Science University examined billings for gastroenterology care before and after practices are acquired finding a boost in costs. | COURTESY OF OHSU/CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS

Study: Private equity takeovers boost billings, fees

A new study co-authored by OHSU researcher Jane Zhu drilled down on the bills issued by gastroenterologists after private equity buys their practices, finding a 78% jump in professional fees for colonoscopies and other care

Feb 11
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Nurses and other health care workers picket outside of Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in January, 2025. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Bill would force hospitals to disclose spending during strikes

After Providence nurses at eight hospitals rejected union-negotiated contract terms, the health system continues to pay an estimated $25 million a week on replacement workers

Feb 11
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A view of OHSU's South Waterfront campus from its main campus on Marquam Hill. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

With lawsuits tying up Trump’s gender care order, Oregon hospitals still provide services — so far

As politics and legal battles swirl, hospital systems and other providers face conflicting legal and funding threats from state, federal officials

Feb 11
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The Washington State Capitol in Olympia. | SHUTTERSTOCK

WA senator sparks fury with description of 40-year-old law limiting parental rights

State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen says his comments were edited in a misleading way. A soundbite that aired drew national attention.

Feb 11

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On the front lines against bird flu, egg farmers say they’re losing the battle

The virus has sickened at least 67 people in the U.S. and killed one, with egg producers begging for a new approach. “I call this virus a terrorist,” said one egg farmer, who lost 6.5 million birds to H5N1 in two weeks.

Feb 11

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