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Northwest Permanente hit with Salem radiologist's $8.2 million whistleblower retaliation suit

The medical group 'strongly disputes' the allegations, but Layne Tarbox's suit claims raising concerns won him threats and retaliation; medical board records show two coworkers faced action over alleged fraud

Oct 31, 2024

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ACA Marketplace enrollment begins Friday amid concerns over future of subsidies

Premiums for plans sold on the Marketplace could see sharp price hikes for millions without congressional action to extend subsidies

Oct 31, 2024

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State offers free help enrolling in health insurance to 1 million Oregonians

People looking for plans can use the state's revampedWindow Shopping tool as the as open enrollment period begins, with new caps on prescription costs coming in 2025

Oct 31, 2024

A pig at Appleton Farms in Massachusetts. | COURTESY/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

First-ever known US case of bird flu found in a pig in Central Oregon farm

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials say there is no concern about the safety of the nation’s pork supply

Oct 31, 2024

Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center in June 2023 as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Providence, nurses union step up war of words as new Portland-area hospital strike looms

The health system says Providence St. Vincent nurses’ vote to authorize a strike threatens patient safety, while the union says the hospital has time to prepare

Oct 31, 2024
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‘Dreamers’ can enroll in ACA plans this year — but a court challenge could get in the way

Nineteen states are seeking to stall a Biden administration rule that would allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to enroll in ACA coverage and qualify for subsidies

Oct 31, 2024

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Oregon cities consider water fluoridation amid evolving science

Hillsboro, Lebanon cast votes as new federal report and judge’s ruling fuel national debate

Oct 29, 2024

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Presidential election puts Affordable Care Act back in the bull’s-eye

Recent comments from former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, about possible changes to the 2010 federal law have opened Republicans up to heavier scrutiny

Oct 29, 2024

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Oregon spends millions covering health care for people enrolled in other states, auditors find

State auditors have put a number to how many people in Oregon are covered by the state's version of Medicaid while also qualifying coverage elsewhere, effectively costing the system twice as much

Oct 29, 2024

Shelda Holmes in her office on Oct. 17, 2024, the day before she closed Hands On Medicine, the primary care clinic she founded in 2006. Even after closing the clinic, Holmes said she'll have years of work ahead of her to get paid for the care provided by the clinic. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Hands On Medicine says goodbye as independent clinics struggle to break even

Northeast Portland clinic’s story shows predicament of independent primary care providers across the country

Oct 29, 2024

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