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PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

PeaceHealth, LifePoint plan rehabilitation hospital in Springfield

The Catholic nonprofit system would join a private equity-owned chain to open a 50-room facility amid strong demand

May 23, 2023
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A more aggressive FTC is targeting drug mergers and industry middlemen

The new strategy is part of the Biden administration’s push for lower drug prices at the pharmacy counter

May 23, 2023

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Nurses at St. Charles Hospital in Bend vote to authorize strike

Negotiations between union, hospital are set to take place this week

May 22, 2023

U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. | LOUIS VELAZQUEZ/UNSPLASH

GOP’s desired work requirements for federal aid would kick millions from anti-poverty programs

Congressional Republicans’ efforts to tie work requirements to Medicaid and SNAP would have far-reaching consequences for people with mental health issues, chronic health problems, and some people with disabilities if enacted, experts say

May 22, 2023

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Oregon nursing board tackles Florida certification fraud scheme

State says federal probe of “Operation Nightingale” implicated more than a dozen who applied for Oregon licensure — some successfully

May 18, 2023
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The Capitol Building in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Improved Oregon revenue forecast could fund health care improvements

Behavioral health, coverage, workforce loom large on the laundry list of unmet requests facing state lawmakers. A legislative impasse could keep them from going anywhere despite the availability of new funds.

May 18, 2023
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The OHSU Center for Health & Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, on July 25, 2020. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon lawmakers further ease proton therapy coverage despite lingering debate

Bill tweaks law prohibiting insurers from denying high-cost cancer treatment

May 18, 2023
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The contraceptive drug norgestrel, sold as Opill, was FDA approved decades ago for prescription-only use. If the FDA approves over the counter sales, it would be the first time a birth control pill would be available without a prescription. | LUND REPORT ILLUSTRATION/FDA/JOINT MEETING OF THE NDAC AND THE ORUDAC

Health experts urge FDA to approve over-the-counter birth control in unanimous vote

An FDA advisory committee was convinced that Opill is safe and effective to take over the counter — if the FDA follows suit, it would be the first birth control available without a prescription

May 18, 2023

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The Washington State Capitol in Olympia. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Inslee signs drug policy overhaul into law in Washington state

Passed during a one-day special session on Tuesday, the package includes tougher penalties for illegal drug possession, along with millions for treatment programs

May 18, 2023