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From left, pharmacists Brent Talley of North Carolina, Scott Pace of Arkansas,and Clint Hopkins of California.Independent pharmacists say a Biden administration measure to lower drug costs for Medicare patients is hurting their cash flow.
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ELIZABETH TALLEY; KORI GORDON; JOEL HOCKMAN/KFF HEALTH NEWS
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A picture of Rogue Regional Medical Center in 2007. At the time it was known as Rogue Valley Medical Center.
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BY NICKNELSON/ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS.
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Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines
outside Providence Portland Medical Center on Monday, June 19 as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike.
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JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT
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The Oregon Health Authority headquarters in Salem
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JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT
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Test tube with a blood sample for lead.
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A fresh razor clam
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COURTESY/OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.
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The Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, West Virginia closed in 2019 as part of a trend of rural hospitals closing or drastically cutting services.
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COURTESY/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
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BRETT HONDOW/PIXABAY
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The OHSU Center for Health & Healing Building 2 in the South Waterfront neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, on July 25, 2020.
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