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A new California rule tries to hold down your health care …

WEBYou won’t notice it right away, but a new California state agency took a major step this week toward reining in the seemingly uncontrollable costs of health

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As California sets higher Medi-Cal contract standards, …

WEBMore than 1.7 million Medi-Cal patients may get a new insurance provider in the coming months as a result of the state’s first-ever competitive bidding process, but …

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COVID Surge Has Hospitals In Jackson, Josephine …

WEBOfficials from the counties’ health departments and local hospitals met Thursday morning for a press conference, where they painted a dire picture of what …

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Two Rogue Valley Asante hospitals still in 'crisis standards …

WEBAsante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford and Asante Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass continue to operate under "crisis standards of care," …

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The battle over vaccine rules for kids reignites in California

WEBVaccines for children rolled out last year, first for teenagers and later for 5- to 11-year-olds on an emergency use authorization. In California, as of Jan. 26, 24% of …

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California nurse practitioner requirements are changing, …

WEBThe new rules will improve access to health care in many communities where it is lacking, supporters say. Some physicians are concerned the rules will expand …

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Why California single-payer advocates are split on how to …

WEBSign carrying demonstrators representing doctors, hospitals and unionized health care workers rallied against a 10 percent cut in the amount the state pays for …

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As California expands Medi-Cal, hundreds of thousands …

WEBOn May 1, about 235,000 undocumented people aged 50 and older will gain new access to Medi-Cal under a law signed last summer. A second proposal, unveiled in …

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Infections remained high at Asante through 2023 despite …

WEBThe number of central line-associated bloodstream infections at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford remained high in 2023 despite hospital …

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Oregon's governor says she’s monitoring hospital closure …

WEBIn August, 2023, PeaceHealth made the announcement that it would close most of its facility in downtown Eugene and transfer services to its Riverbend hospital in …

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Abortion is still legal in California. Here are answers to questions

WEBHundreds of demonstrators from two separate groups converged at the California State Capitol Friday, June 24, 2022 to protest the U.S. Supreme Court …

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With Prop. 1 passage, Gavin Newsom again changes how …

WEBCalifornia voters in the March 2024 election narrowly passed Proposition 1, a proposal to fund new construction of housing and treatment facilities for people with …

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Eugene is home to nation's first-ever licensed psilocybin service

WEBThe Oregon Health Authority has granted a license to the state’s first psilocybin service center. Last week, EPIC Healing Eugene got the green light to soon …

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California voters will decide on Newsom’s mental health overhaul.

WEB1980: President Jimmy Carter, who a few years earlier created a Presidential Commission on Mental Health at the urging of his wife Rosalynn, signs the …

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California hospitals and counties balk at proposed bill to pay

WEBUnionized workers are rallying in support of California Senate Bill 525, which would raise the minimum wage for people who work in health care facilities or as home …

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After 17 months, Shasta County hires public health officer

WEBShasta County has finally hired a public health officer. The decision wasn’t without controversy. The new officer, Dr. James Mu, was approved by a 3-2 majority …

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Hospitals appeal judge’s ruling that dismissed their case against

WEBThe Oregon Health Authority oversees the Oregon State Hospital in Salem. Hospital systems want civilly committed patients to go to the state hospital or other long …

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CDC says 3 women diagnosed with HIV after receiving 'vampire …

WEBAlthough HIV transmission from contaminated blood through unsterile injection is a well-known risk, the CDC said this is the first documentation of probable …

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To help young people with #mentalhealth, researchers team up …

WEBEmbracing 'radical transparency' A growing body of research links social media use with negative mental health impacts on young people, including with …

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DRC is seeing its worst mpox outbreak — but has no vaccines or

WEBWith nearly 5,000 cases reported so far this year — and concerns about a new strain — the Democratic Republic of Congo is considering the declaration of a public …

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Oregon House passes sweeping bill to guarantee access to …

WEBPeople gather outside the Multnomah County Justice Center to protest the June 2022 Supreme Court Decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, ending a nearly 50-year …

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‘Cal Poly Homeless’: Does Northern California’s first polytechnic

WEBOfficials hope to double enrollment at Cal Poly Humboldt by 2027. Plans to reserve all on-campus housing for first-years were scaled back last week after current …

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