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In New York, providers must put patient costs on the table
Patients may not feel comfortable making that financial promise, often before they have any idea what the charges will be.
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Oregon health insurers, hospitals oppose bill to establish oversight by state justice department
Last year, Nathanson led a pressure campaign against national clinic giant Optum after it took over Eugene-based Oregon ...
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Family’s experience highlights high mortality rate of Black babies, as Oregon pushes for culturally responsive care
As 2022 began, LaTasha battled familiar health challenges that she had faced during her last pregnancy: high blood pressure, ...
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Amid plummeting diversity at medical schools, a warning of DEI crackdown’s ‘chilling effect’
But the court’s decision and the subsequent state-level backlash — 29 states have since introduced bills to curb diversity ...
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Lagging reimbursements from government may mean a merger or new partnership lie in Corvallis-based Samaritan Health’s future
Samaritan is facing crosswinds that bedevil many rural and small regional health care systems. A February analysis by the ...
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OHA encourages measles vaccine ahead of spring break, summer travel
Measles typically start with a fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes, followed by a rash that begins on the face and spreads ...
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Oregon health officials’ effort to dodge a federal contempt order hurts people experiencing mental illness, critics say
A new rule issued by Oregon health officials scrambling to persuade a federal judge against issuing a contempt order and ...
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PeaceHealth breaks ground on Springfield rehabilitation hospital
PeaceHealth has broken ground on a new rehabilitation hospital in Springfield. The new, 66,000 square-foot facility will help ...
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State wants hospitals to pay more to support the program investigating them
Oregon health officials are asking lawmakers to support a bill that would increase hospital licensing fees by a factor of ...
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Longtime Oregon Health Authority equity director sues state over termination
Oregon Health Authority managers quietly removed longtime equity director Leann Johnson’s employment rights just days before ...
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Oregon's efforts to avoid a federal contempt order will hurt people experiencing mental illness, critics say
A new rule issued by state officials scrambling to persuade a federal judge against issuing a contempt order and hefty fines ...
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Tillamook dialysis center delays prompt new legislation
In February 2024, Texas-based U.S. Renal Care abruptly closed its dialysis clinic at Adventist Health’s hospital in Tillamook ...