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Providence nurses picket in Seaside, Oregon on April 27, 2023. | COURTESY OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION

Providence nurses and clinicians in Portland and Seaside are latest to move toward strike

Nurses and clinicians at three Providence facilities announced that they plan to move forward with a strike if they can’t reach an agreement with management over caseloads and pay

Jun 6, 2023

The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Lawmakers propose increase to Oregon Health Authority budget

The budget overlaps with Gov. Tina Kotek’s priorities but leaves out two of her large funding requests

Jun 2, 2023
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks on day two of Republican National Convention on July 19, 2016. | VOICE OF AMERICA/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

The debt ceiling deal takes a bite out of health programs. It could have been much worse.

It spares health programs like Medicaid from the deep cuts approved in April by the Republican-led House

Jun 2, 2023

St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. | KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/OPB

St. Charles nurses in Bend move forward with strike plan

Bargaining sessions are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. If those fail, a strike would start June 12.

Jun 2, 2023

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As Medicaid purge begins, ‘staggering numbers’ of Americans lose coverage

More than 600,000 have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended, with the vast majority removed for not completing paperwork

Jun 1, 2023

Oregon State Hospital Superintendent Dolly Matteucci speaks to the Oregon House Behavioral Health and Health Care Committee on Wednesday May 31, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon State Hospital official says federal order moving admissions in right direction

The psychiatric facility is getting closer to compliance with a federal civil rights ruling

Jun 1, 2023
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Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum. | COURTESY ELLEN ROSENBLUM

Rosenblum sues 3M, DuPont, others over environmental contamination

The suit claims their foam-based chemical products have been responsible for public health and environmental contamination in the state

Jun 1, 2023

Patients sleep at the Hooper Detoxification Stabilization Center in Portland on March 14, 2023. At Hooper, doctors and nurses oversee the medical needs of patients as they go through alcohol and drug withdrawal — a critical first step toward recovery. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

Meth, fentanyl pose new problems for overwhelmed detox providers

Painful drug withdrawals that last longer, new mental health hurdles and lack of follow-up care are leading to missed opportunities, workers say

Jun 1, 2023

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Denials of health insurance claims are rising — and getting weirder

To keep revenues high, insurance companies appear increasingly likely to employ computer algorithms or people with little relevant experience to issue rapid-fire denials of claims

May 31, 2023

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Providence nurses and clinicians in Portland and Seaside are latest to move toward strike

Lawmakers propose increase to Oregon Health Authority budget

The debt ceiling deal takes a bite out of health programs. It could have been much worse.

St. Charles nurses in Bend move forward with strike plan

More states OK postpartum Medicaid coverage beyond two months

As Medicaid purge begins, ‘staggering numbers’ of Americans lose coverage

Oregon State Hospital official says federal order moving admissions in right direction

Rosenblum sues 3M, DuPont, others over environmental contamination

Meth, fentanyl pose new problems for overwhelmed detox providers

Denials of health insurance claims are rising — and getting weirder

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