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You’ve covered your copayment; now brace yourself for the ‘facility fee’

States are going after the surprise charges tacked on by hospitals that own outpatient centers

Apr 25, 2024

INSIDE MULTNOMAH COUNTY JAIL/PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP

Multnomah County corrections health employees demand managers' removal

New letter cites low pay, surge of deaths, mismanagement after employees overwhelmingly approve a vote of no-confidence

Apr 25, 2024

OREGON MEDICAL GROUP IS A MAJOR PROVIDER IN LANE COUNTY,/CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

Optum legal tactics endanger Oregonians, lawmakers say

Amid a primary care shortage, a Eugene lawmaker and others want the health care giant to stop enforcing contracts that prevent doctors from providing care in the area after they quit

Apr 25, 2024

A box of Narcan, an-opioid reversing drug, before it was distributed at a day shelter in Ontario, Ore. on Oct. 13, 2022. | KYLE GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

With Measure 110 gutted, Eastern Oregon harm reduction group remains undeterred

The Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living keeps its focus on treating the root causes of addiction

Apr 25, 2024

A Hoyer lift installed on the ceiling of June Stracener’s bedroom plays a critical role in moving her safely between her wheelchair and her bed. Tina Stracener, her mother, left, operates the lift each day. | LEAH NASH/INVESTIGATEWEST

Staff at Providence Center for Medically Fragile Children sound alarm over shrinking space, families turned away

Oregon families of medically fragile children grapple with uncertain future of longtime Providence center

Apr 25, 2024

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Supreme Court justices appear split over whether to protect abortion care during emergencies

The nation's highest court is considering whether doctors who need to terminate a pregnancy during a health emergency are shielded from Idaho’s near-total abortion ban

Apr 25, 2024

A critical care nurse at OHSU receives a vaccine during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. | COURTESY OHSU

Oregon performs better in health equity, but disparities remain

A new national state scorecard confirms dramatic inequities, finds regional variations

Apr 23, 2024
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DAIRIES WITH MORE THAN 700 COWS, LIKE THIS ONE IN PENNSYLVANIA, ARE KNOWN AS CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS./LANCE CHEUNG/U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

No bird flu cases in Oregon cattle, although the state is taking precautions

Agriculture and health officials say although it is possible for humans to contract bird flu, it’s rare

Apr 23, 2024

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OHSU leaders warn crowded emergency room is hurting finances

Hospital leaders plan to present a full plan to address the emergency department overcrowding in June

Apr 23, 2024

An empty hallway is pictured at the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facilities (NORCOR) jail in The Dalles, Ore., Monday, July 31, 2017. | CONRAD WILSON/OPB

Rural jails turn to community health workers to help the newly released succeed

County sheriffs are seeking to address the needs of people coming out of jail, who are more likely to have substance use and mental health challenges

Apr 23, 2024

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