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Oregon won’t set price caps on prescription drugs — for now
A key state lawmaker says that the push for Oregon to set price limits on increasingly costly prescription drugs will have to ...
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The FDA finally visited an Indian drug factory linked to U.S. deaths. It found problems.
The Food and Drug Administration has found problems at an Indian factory that makes generic drugs for American patients, ...
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$160M in WA health funding axed by Trump administration
Washington state is losing about $160 million in public health funding as part of the Trump administration’s latest purge of ...
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Requests under Oregon’s Death With Dignity law rose last year as reported deaths declined
The new figures were released Thursday by the Oregon Health Authority, which compiles data on patient prescription requests and deaths under Oregon’s 27-year-old Death With Dignity law. The law ...
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Requests for lethal medication under Oregon’s Death With Dignity law rose in 2024, but reported physician-assisted deaths declined
The new figures were released Thursday by the Oregon Health Authority, which compiles data on patient prescription requests and deaths under Oregon’s 27-year-old Death With Dignity law. The law ...
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Trump turns homelessness response away from housing, toward forced treatment
The Trump administration is moving to end the “Housing First” approach despite warnings from providers and homelessness experts that the shift won’t work. But with homelessness rising, President ...
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Clinic closures, firings, buyouts: Northwest tribes sound alarm about cuts to health care, education and other key services
Although many tribes control the administration of federal dollars earmarked for IHS, five tribes in the Northwest’s Portland ...
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Oregon GOP lawmakers request federal investigation of Medicaid, gender care
Oregon has received federal approval to spend Medicaid funds on air conditioners, food and housing to improve the health of ...
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Many people with disabilities risk losing their Medicaid if they work too much
Proponents say allowing people with disabilities to earn more money and still qualify for Medicaid would help ease persistent ...
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Major Vancouver mental health provider furloughs 112 workers, will continue methadone treatment
Despite issuing furloughs to 112 workers and closing clinics to deal with a financial crisis, Columbia River Mental Health ...
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States try to rein in health insurers’ claim denials, with mixed results
In 2023, insurers selling plans on the marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act denied a combined average of 20% of ...