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Tents in downtown Portland on March 14, 2022. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Trump turns homelessness response away from housing, toward forced treatment

The Trump administration is moving to end the “Housing First” approach despite warnings from providers and homelessness experts that the shift won’t work. But with homelessness rising, President Donald Trump could find allies in blue cities and states as the public clamors for streets to be cleaned up.

Mar 27

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The FDA finally visited an Indian drug factory linked to U.S. deaths. It found problems.

The inspection comes after a ProPublica investigation revealed that drugs made at the Glenmark Pharmaceuticals plant accounted for an outsized share of U.S. recalls for pills that didn’t dissolve properly and could harm people.

Mar 27

The University of Washington is vaccinating frontline health care staff against COVID-19. | COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

$160M in WA health funding axed by Trump administration

Most of the cuts are discontinued grants to the state Department of Health, which will have less money for disease monitoring, vaccines and other functions.

Mar 27

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Oregon Death With Dignity prescriptions grew last year as reported deaths declined

Critics feared an increase in ‘death tourism’ after the state dropped its residency requirement, but slightly fewer non-Oregonians used the law to end their lives in 2024.

Mar 27
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Zach Mecham, who uses a portable ventilator and a wheelchair because of his disability, runs a marketing business from his home in Pleasantville, Iowa. He must limit his hours to avoid making too much money and getting kicked off Medicaid. | TONY LEYS/KFF HEALTH NEWS

Many people with disabilities risk losing their Medicaid if they work too much

Proponents say allowing people with disabilities to earn more money and still qualify for Medicaid would help ease persistent worker shortages, including in rural areas where the working-age population is shrinking.

Mar 26

Wildfire smoke covers the Ochocos Mountains in Central Oregon on Aug. 18, 2020. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

NIH ends future funding to study the health effects of climate change

A critic called the new guidance “catastrophic” and a boon to the fossil fuel industry, saying it would have a “devastating” impact on much-needed research.

Mar 26

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States try to rein in health insurers’ claim denials, with mixed results

As more patients and doctors voice their frustrations, states are responding.

Mar 26

Members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation participate in a drumming demonstration at a conference in 2017. | COURTESY/OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Clinic closures, firings, buyouts: Northwest tribes sound alarm about cuts to health care, education and other key services

Moves target programs that are already underfunded and understaffed, tribal leaders tell Congress

Mar 26

PeaceHealth, Vancouver - Medical Center Physician's Building. | COURTESY PEACEHEALTH

Major Vancouver mental health provider furloughs 112 workers, will continue methadone treatment

Officials are scrambling to respond after Columbia River Mental Health Services, a mainstay of Clark County's behavioral health system, issued a surprise announcement of clinic closures and a financial crisis Monday. A leader says methadone treatment will continue to prevent sudden withdrawal for 800 clients.

Mar 26
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Oregon GOP House lawmakers described their priorities for the 2025 legislative session at a press event in February. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon GOP lawmakers request federal investigation of Medicaid, gender care

Seven House members want to help Trump administration in federal litigation over gender-affirming care for minors. The Trump push has sparked alarm for civil rights advocates who say it threatens care that can be life-saving.

Mar 26
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