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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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More women are drinking themselves sick. The Biden administration is concerned.

Rates of deaths from excessive drinking is climbing faster among women than they are among men, new data shows

Mar 28, 2024

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Tobacco companies sue to snuff out Oregon's new ‘equity assessment’

Companies are challenging a new state law in court, saying payments to account for the health effects of cigarettes would be unfair and unconstitutional

Mar 28, 2024
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Woman hold pro-choice signs in protest at nation's capital.

A reproductive rights protest in Washington D.C. on Oct. 2, 2021. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Medication abortion rates grew 10% over the last few years, report shows

About 642,700 medication abortions were provided in the country last year, according to data released shortly before the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a pivotal lawsuit

Mar 28, 2024

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Health authority launches website to ease abortion access as Supreme Court hears anti-abortion case

Health authority officials said the timing was not a coincidence and marks Oregon’s support for retaining wide access to abortions

Mar 27, 2024

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Drugmakers step up attacks on Oregon board eyeing price caps

Upcoming hearings could build case for state limits on prescription drug prices

Mar 26, 2024
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Most Oregonians keep their Medicaid benefits as state unwinds pandemic-era protections

More than 1 million low-income Oregonians will continue to receive free health care benefits through the Oregon Health Plan

Mar 26, 2024

Melissa Wyaco supervises about two dozen public health nurses who search for patients across the Navajo Nation who have tested positive for or have been exposed to syphilis. | NAVAJO AREA INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

Rapid rise in syphilis hits Native Americans hardest

Syphilis infections nationwide have climbed rapidly to a 70-year high, while the rate of congenital syphilis among American Indians and Alaska Natives was nearly 12 times the rate for white babies in 2022.

Mar 26, 2024

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Students nationally continue to struggle with mental health. Here’s what support looks like at one Oregon high school

Addressing student mental health is now a part of the many services schools offer. A look at what’s available at David Douglas, the school several students in the Class of 2025 attend.

Mar 26, 2024

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