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Even political rivals agree that medical debt is an urgent issue

In red and blue states, state lawmakers from both parties are expanding protections for patients burdened by medical debt.

Oct 8, 2024

An aerial view of Grants Pass, Oregon. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Oregon jail health care provider destroyed evidence and tried to cover it up, judge finds

For a third time a federal judge has ruled that Wellpath — one of the nation’s largest for-profit providers of health care to people in prisons and jails — wrongfully deleted emails connected to in-custody deaths

Oct 8, 2024

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What’s new and what to watch for in the upcoming ACA open enrollment period

This year’s start date in most states is Nov. 1, and consumers may encounter new scams as well as important rule changes.

Oct 8, 2024

A minimum wage increase for California health care workers will begin in October 2024. It was supposed to kick in four months earlier, but lawmakers delayed it because of budget concerns. | LARRY VALENZUELA/CALMATTERS/CATCHLIGHT LOCAL

A minimum wage increase for California health care workers is finally kicking in

A law passed in Sacramento, then temporarily delayed, gradually phases in pay increases for the state’s lowest-paid health workers to $25 an hour over a number of years.

Oct 3, 2024

Oregon State Hospital in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon hospitals' new suit over poor mental health care could complicate legislative session

State lawmakers say behavioral health remains a major priority, and now hospitals' revived lawsuit could raise the stakes

Oct 3, 2024
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Some employers test arrangement to give workers allowance for coverage

Employers are showing interest in a type of health reimbursement account that gives workers a contribution to choose and buy their own plans, rather than participating in group plans.

Oct 3, 2024

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PeaceHealth to acquire four Providence clinics in Vancouver

As OHSU proposes to take over Legacy's Vancouver hospital, the Catholic health systems cite PeaceHealth’s stronger local foothold

Oct 3, 2024
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A hospital kept a brain-damaged patient on life support to boost statistics. His sister is now suing for malpractice.

The lawsuit follows a ProPublica investigation that revealed that the heart transplant team at Newark Beth Israel let pressure to maintain survival rates guide medical decisions.

Oct 3, 2024

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200+ women faced criminal charges over pregnancy in year after Dobbs, report finds

6 states accounted for the majority of cases documented by researchers.

Oct 3, 2024

Rep. Travis Nelson, a nurse, speaks at a conference held by CCO Oregon, on Wednesday in Salem as Rep. Lisa Reynolds, a physician, listens. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon lawmakers share plans for 2025 session

Key state legislators agree that there are a lot of needs, and figuring out what to focus on is the challenge up next as the long session looms

Oct 2, 2024
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