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The Federal Trade Commission building in Washington D.C. | COURTESY/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Health worker for a nonprofit? The new ban on noncompete contracts may not help you

The Federal Trade Commission approved a rule prohibiting contracts that keep employees from taking jobs with competitors. But the rule doesn't apply to nonprofits, which account for a large share of the nation's hospitals

Jun 6, 2024

Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon State Hospital plans changes to prevent deaths like one in April

Hospital staff will check patients immediately upon arrival and ensure life-saving medical equipment is properly maintained

Jun 6, 2024

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Oregon 2nd worst in the nation for retail pharmacy access, new analysis finds

Thirty-six pharmacies closed last year, and several more have closed so far in 2024

Jun 6, 2024

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

New Oregon program puts air monitors into communities’ hands

Four communities will receive monitors to test the air for smoke particulates and traffic pollution as part of the program. Data collected from the monitors will be put into a report that will also include accounts from residents about pollution in their communities.

Jun 6, 2024

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) greet Lindy Suhr. The 37-year-old has a terminal genetic disorder that requires costly care. | JESSICA FLOUM

Could WA’s health ‘hub’ model treating opioid addiction go nationwide?

The model, developed at the University of Washington, provides a walk-in, “one-stop shop” for substance-use disorder patients. U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell is now championing it in Congress.

Jun 6, 2024

Staff care for a COVID-19 patient at Oregon Health & Science University. | COURTESY OF OHSU

Nurses union cries foul as staffing law takes effect

Five days after a high-profile statute took effect, hospitals deny violating its new rules while the union claims deliberate violations

Jun 5, 2024
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The emergency department at Legacy Good Samaritan hospital in Portland on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Lawsuit over state's failure to provide psychiatric care can proceed, court rules

Federal appeals judges sided with Oregon hospitals and overturned a lower court ruling, but questioned whether a prime mover in Oregon State Hospital litigation — the advocacy group Disability Rights Oregon — can simultaneously represent two groups of patients with conflicting interests

Jun 5, 2024
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Two bottles of Buprenorphine-Naloxone, a drug used to treat opioid use disorder. | SHUTTERSTOCK

WA health officials turn to emergency rooms in fight against opioid epidemic

The state will offer new support for clinicians to prescribe addiction treatment medications

Jun 4, 2024

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Oregon reviews UnitedHealth deal for Amedisys home health, hospice

Deal for hospice and home health agencies in Roseburg, Salem and Portland has sparked a comprehensive review by state merger oversight officials, even as the federal government contemplates legal action

Jun 4, 2024
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Pharmacist Jeanne Mendazona and her staff at Hometown Drugs can barely keep up with all the new prescriptions since Bi-Mart closed its pharmacy in Madras. That doesn't mean more money. The big companies are squeezing the profits out of small-town drug stores. | PAT KRUIS/PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

Long lines to get your prescription could get longer

The owner of a drug store in small-town central Oregon described being swamped in prescriptions after a competitor closed but still struggling to make money because of industry consolidation and other factors

Jun 4, 2024
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