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Ralph Magrish, executive director of the Oregon Prescription Drug Affordability Board, said the pharmaceutical industry is spreading misinformation about proposed price caps at the board's April 17, 2024 meeting. | SCREENSHOT

Drugmakers’ price-cap claims are ‘Chicken Little,’ state official says

The pharmaceutical industry and patient groups are opposing a price cap proposal headed for lawmakers, prompting a prominent state staffer to speak out

Apr 30, 2024

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

Oregon State Hospital hit with new patient safety warning by federal regulators

State hospital staff kept emergency response equipment in different rooms, sparking concern. State officials say they’re fixing it

Apr 29, 2024
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Emily Harris (left) moderates an Oregon Health Forum panel on “Oregon’s health crossroads." The panel included Gov. John Kitzhaber, former Oregon Health Authority leader Bruce Goldberg, new Oregon Health Authority Director Sejal Hathi, LifeWorks NW CEO Mary Monnat and state Rep. Rob Nosse. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon health care reforms need renewed focus, panel says

Architects of reforms to the Oregon Health Plan championed their vision, while the state’s new health chief offered her ideas on how to improve care for low-income Oregonians

Apr 25, 2024
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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan | COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

FTC chief says tech advancements risk health care price fixing

Lina Khan, who has aggressively enforced antitrust regulations as FTC chair, is turning her attention to how technology is aiding anti-competitive practices in health care

Apr 25, 2024

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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

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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

The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. | PIXABAY

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

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