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St. Charles Health System in Bend. | COURTESY OF ST. CHARLES HEALTH

New lawsuit accuses St. Charles Health of charity care violations

The new suit filed by a Bend resident hopes to win class-action status against the Central Oregon health system, which denies wrongdoing.

Feb 23, 2024
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With glitches fixed, Oregon Health Plan eligibility checks to resume

After problems led to thousands of Oregonians incorrectly disenrolled, the state has made fixes, restored coverage and will soon resume eligibility checks that were on hold during the pandemic

Feb 22, 2024
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Anthony Stumbo is among a group of Kentucky clinicians and researchers working to improve outcomes for lung cancer patients and their families by increasing screening rates and thereby catching tumors earlier, when they’re more treatable. | VERONICA TURNER FOR KFF HEALTH NEWS

Early detection may help Kentucky tamp down its lung cancer crisis

For the past decade, Kentucky researchers have promoted lung cancer screening, first recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in 2013.

Feb 22, 2024

State Rep. Ed Diehl, R-Scio, shown at the Oregon State of Reform Health Policy Conference on Nov. 14, 2023 in Portland. Diehl is sponsoring a bill to overhaul the state’s health care professional licensing process. (Left) State. Rep. Rob Nosse, D-Portland, and (right) Rep. Thuy Tran, D-Portland. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Task force would tackle Oregon health care licensing delays

Legislation intended to provide a short-term fix for staffing shortages has turned into an effort to dig into oft-cited problems in Oregon’s certification agencies

Feb 22, 2024
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Senate committee axes proposal for mandatory addiction treatment for children

The Senate Human Services Committee trimmed the bill down to a pilot program giving drug users quick access to treatment medication

Feb 22, 2024

Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Democrats agree to stronger criminal penalties for drug possession

A negotiated bill that includes the potential of six months in jail is expected to have momentum in the Capitol

Feb 22, 2024

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Governments can erase your medical debt for pennies on the dollar — and some are

Some states and cities will use federal money to forgive millions of dollars of their residents’ medical debt

Feb 22, 2024

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Washington tribes look to Iceland for help getting teens off drugs

The model rethinks how to discourage drug use by placing responsibility on the community, rather than the individual

Feb 20, 2024

An AMR ambulance at Legacy Health Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland, Ore., on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

AMR ambulance service to blame for slow response times, MultCo chair says

Mediation is next as fines mount for contract violations over slow response times

Feb 20, 2024
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A pile of flowers and a note eulogizing Bobby Smallwood, a security officer for Legacy Health, sit outside the Good Samaritan Medical Center, where he was killed during a confrontation on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

New push to make hospital worker assault a felony sparks familiar concerns

Lawmakers are again debating whether stiffer penalties for assaulting hospital workers would criminalize people for mental illness

Feb 20, 2024
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