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The now-shuttered J.H. Baxter wood creosoting factory in northwest Eugene on March 6, 2023. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

OHA releases health consultation on J.H. Baxter and surrounding neighborhoods

While the report found that risks from the wood treatment facility were relatively low, an environmental advocacy group remains concerned and lawsuits are underway

Aug 27, 2024

Vapes, or e-cigarettes, typically contain nicotine but not tobacco. | PHOTO COPYRIGHT PORTLAND TRIBUNE; FILE PHOTO USED WITH PERMISSION

Use of flavored nicotine products poses ‘critical’ clinical challenges, review says

New research found that teenage vaping threatens to undo years of work by public health officials to cut down on tobacco use

Aug 27, 2024

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Feds killed plan to curb Medicare Advantage overbilling after industry opposition

A private 2014 decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services faces new scrutiny in a multibillion-dollar Justice Department fraud case against UnitedHealth Group

Aug 27, 2024

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What mental health care protections exist in your state?

Insurers have wide latitude on when and how they can deny mental health care. We looked at the laws in all 50 states and found that some are charting new paths to secure mental health care access.

Aug 27, 2024

A Fred Meyer store in Tigard, Oregon. Kroger owns the Fred Meyer brand. | TADA IMAGES/SHUTTERSTOCK

Pharmacies hang in the balance as a Portland federal judge considers Kroger-Albertsons merger

Two supermarket chains want to merge while selling off 62 stores in Oregon, but regulators say the company that would buy them has scant experience running pharmacies and consumers could be the losers

Aug 27, 2024
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The New Covid Vaccine Is Out. Why You Might Not Want To Rush To Get It.

Although public health officials recommend the newly approved covid vaccine for everyone 6 months and older, it may make more sense to wait until closer to the holiday season

Aug 27, 2024

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

Feds question safety at Oregon State Hospital yet again after patient overdose

The latest in a string of reports questioning the Oregon Health Authority's management of the state's secure psychiatric hospital suggests smuggled fentanyl killed a patient in May

Aug 26, 2024

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Advisory committe members sought for Oregon’s ‘bridge’ health plan

A new committee will advise the state on the operation of a program launched in July. OHP Bridge extends benefits similar to those of the Oregon Health Plan to people who make 200% of federal poverty level or less.

Aug 22, 2024
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Oregon health officials suggest precautions as COVID-19 infections remain high

State agency data shows a significantly higher percentage of people testing positive for the virus. But there is less testing than the height of the pandemic

Aug 22, 2024

Evan Saulino, clinical director of Comagine Health, speaks about physician burnout and administrative chores that he and others say are weighing down primary care in Oregon. His remarks were part of the Oregon Health Forum, an event held on August 21, 2024, at the Multnomah Athletic Club and moderated by journalist Emily Harris. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Excessive administrative chores are burning out primary care doctors, panel says

Official state numbers portray Oregon as faring relatively well in primary care, but providers say the system is failing them and needs change.

Aug 22, 2024
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