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U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden speaks about reforms to Medicare at the Community for Positive Aging in Portland on Oct. 15, 2024. Wyden made the appearance on the first day of Medicare's open enrollment period, a time when seniors are bombarded with often confusing information. He was joined by Carisa Dickson, a manager in a Multnomah County program that helps seniors with Medicare.

As Medicare enrollment launches for 2025, Wyden sounds alarm

Oregon Senator says Congress and federal regulators need to do more to protect seniors from unscrupulous business practices by Medicare Advantage plans

Oct 15, 2024
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New Marie Equi Center opens in Portland for low-income and homeless LGBTQ residents

The Marie Equi Center, named for the famous doctor and women’s rights activist, opened Tuesday, offering wound care, connection to health services and eventually showers for low-income and homeless LGBTQ people

Oct 15, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the National Action Network conference at the Sheraton Times Square in New York on April 14, 2023. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Harris’ Medicare proposal could transform long-term care for the middle class

In announcing her plan for long-term care on the popular morning show “The View,” the vice president spoke directly to caregivers and older adults, most of whom are women

Oct 15, 2024

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Washington County’s Hawthorn Walk-In Center for mental health and addictions care in Hillsboro./Washington County

Washington and Clackamas counties go to court over Measure 110 funding change

The changes gives rural counties a bigger share of an estimated $427 million in treatment money. But the pair of Portland area counties say they were shut of the process

Oct 15, 2024
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Surgeons file $4.5 million whistleblower retaliation suit against Samaritan Health Services

Two reconstructive surgeons have filed a whistleblower retaliation suit against the Corvallis-based health system, saying they were fired for complaining that management’s cost-cutting hurt care

Oct 15, 2024
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PeaceHealth plans to demolish builldings at it's Eugene university district site./Christian Wihtol/The Lund Report

A plan to open an emergency department in Eugene gets a reality check

At a recent citywide healthcare forum in Eugene, the CEO of McKenzie Willamette Medical Center told a surprised audience that plans were in the works to build a new emergency department in Eugene. But, there’s a long road ahead until a new 24-hour-a-day emergency department opens back up.

Oct 10, 2024

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Asian health center tries unconventional approach to counseling

Facing a dire shortage of bilingual and culturally attuned therapists, an Oakland, California, community clinic serving Asian immigrants has trained staffers in a victim support unit to provide lay counseling

Oct 10, 2024

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Continuing ONE benefit eligibility flubs primarily stemmed from human error, auditors say

A new look at the state’s historically troubled $416 million eligibility system found that enrollment and benefit errors during the pandemic largely were not the fault of its automated processes, providing counterpoint to the state's earlier record in costly IT projects

Oct 10, 2024
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Clark County whooping cough trend continues as school year starts

The Southwest Washington county has the state's highest number of cases of the illness, known as pertussis. While the number of cases has decreased, it's not clear if the trend will continue

Oct 10, 2024