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April 24, 2012 -- ZoomCare plans to open five new neighborhood clinics over the next several months in Multnomah Village, downtown Portland, East Burnside, Salem and Vancouver. The six year-old company plans to open the Multnomah Village clinic on May 10, beginning a steady expansion that will bring ZoomCare to a total of 15 clinics, an increase over today’s 10 clinics (nine in Portland and one in Seattle).

April 18, 2012 -- Portland is home to numerous co-operatives – including grocery stores and other businesses that employees run with their customers. So a healthcare co-op model allowing patients to choose a naturopathic doctor or acupuncturist as their primary care provider might seem like a uniquely Portland idea.

April 18, 2012 – Regence Life and Health Insurance Company could find itself in federal court after changing its corporate name to LifeMap Assurance Company.The for-profit company is part of Cambia Health Solutions, the parent company of Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon. It sells dental, vision, disability and short-term medical insurance, and is led by William Barr, CEO.

April 17, 2012 — Kaiser Permanente Northwest is investing$1.2 million to improve health outcomes for uninsured and low-income residents in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Eight safety net clinics will receive grant money to improve clinical outcomes for more than 6,000 patients with chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and hypertension.

April 17, 2012 -- The Oregon Poison Center, the OHSU Pharmacy and the Department of Public Safety at Oregon Health & Science University will host a free prescription drop-off on Saturday, April 28, for Northwest residents to safely discard of unwanted or expired medications. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.