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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum talks with an official from Planned Parenthood before a news conference about the abortion pill on Sunday, March 12, 2023. | LYNNE TERRY/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Rosenblum, other Democratic AGs ask SCOTUS to block red state bans on emergency abortions

The 23 Democratic attorneys general have argued to the U.S. Supreme Court that blue states are at risk of being overwhelmed by pregnant patients from states like Idaho that have restricted abortion.
Apr 2, 2024
Bart Klion says the doctors who have treated him and his wife “have made it possible for us to live an active and productive life.” But those health care providers are leaving the Klions’ Medicare Advantage plan. The New York couple were told they needed to find new doctors or other health insurance by March 31. | HANS PENNINK/KFF HEALTH NEWS

Your doctor or your insurer? Little-known rules may ease the choice in Medicare Advantage

As patients get caught in insurer-hospital contract disputes, they may be able to tap federal rules allowing special enrollment under “exceptional circumstances,” allowing beneficiaries who qualify to change plans or return to original Medicare
Mar 31, 2024
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PacificSource headquarters is located in Springfield, Oregon. | COURTESY PHOTO

PacificSource lays off 29, will largely pull out of Washington

The Springfield, Oregon—based regional insurer says provider consolidation is making it harder to keep health care costs down — and challenging to expand its footprint. It will focus on its Oregon, Idaho and Montana markets instead.
Mar 28, 2024
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Physician-assisted deaths reached new high in 2023

The most common end-of-life concerns were loss of autonomy, dignity and access to activities that make life enjoyable. A growing number of people said they were concerned about the financial costs of continued medical treatment.
Mar 28, 2024
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