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Oregon expands free health insurance for low-income Oregonians

WebOregon Health Authority said 40,000 immigrants who had received state-funded emergency health coverage were switched to the new program on July 1

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Oregon’s Biggest Hospitals Feel Worst Financial Pinch From …

WebThe four-hospital Oregon group as a whole reported an operating loss of $3 million in the first three quarters of 2021. Salem Health:Salem Hospital, the flagship of …

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Oregon health care reforms need renewed focus, panel says

WebOregon drew national acclaim more than a decade ago when it launched a bold plan to remake the health care system starting with the program offering free care to low …

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OHSU and Legacy Health merger plan taking longer than expected

WebDecember 5, 2023. Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health have missed their goal for completing a merger agreement and now hope to finalize their proposal to …

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New Report from PCDC Highlights Best Practices for Chronic Care

WebNew York — The Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) has released a new report that provides recommendations to support better health care, …

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Pandemic handed big profits to companies serving the Oregon …

WebSince the onset of the pandemic in early 2020 to early 2023, the insurers serving the Oregon Health Plan have collectively garnered profits of nearly $440 million. …

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Clackamas County To Open New Health Clinic In Portland Area

WebThe new holistic health center is now under construction in the location of the old Oregon Harvest building neighboring the Sandy Police Department, and county …

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Analysis: Six things to know about the big CareOregon merger

WebThis article has been updated to incorporate additional reporting. State officials on Jan. 17 are scheduled to make Oregon health care history when they issue a …

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Oregon Health Plan will cover colon cancer screening for younger

WebSydney Wyatt covers healthcare inequities in the Mid-Willamette Valley for the Statesman Journal. Send comments, questions, and tips to her at [email protected]. …

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About Us The Lund Report

WebThe Lund Report is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit, online news source. We exist to provide people in Oregon and southwest Washington with high-quality journalism about …

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Genetic Counselors Struggle To Keep Up With Huge New Demand

WebErika Stallings’ mom was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 28. When it came back in her early 40s, her physicians started looking for clues.

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Social Determinants of Health: A Case Study The Lund Report

Webby Michael D. Rohwer, M.D., executive director of Curandi. March 8, 2018. The term “social determinants of health” (SDOH) is inescapable in the healthcare …

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Oregon Legislature’s 2024 session looks packed with health care

WebLawmakers will take up major health care issues in the five-week session as well as potential Measure 110 changes. Oregon Senate leaders spoke to reporters about …

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Insurance Giant UnitedHealth Expands Into Oregon Primary Care

WebBig Profits From Clinics. Optum Health’s primary care and specialty clinics are giving the parent company a big financial boost. In 2021, Optum Health reported …

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Blood Shortage Prompts Call for Donors The Lund Report

WebPORTLAND, Ore. (Jan. 8, 2018) — This January, National Blood Donor Month, the American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood and platelet donors of all blood types …

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Oregon lawmakers want answers on insurance mandates’ cost, …

WebOregon lawmakers are considering a bill that will give them more information on how proposed insurance coverage mandates would affect patient access and health …

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Oregon Health Authority Approves Trillium’s Portland-Area …

WebTrillium can start to enroll Oregon Health Plan members in those regions on Sept. 1 but will have to beef up its behavioral health care provider network and meet …

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Low-Key Salem Health Becomes Financial Powerhouse

WebIn 2006, it reported a profit of $33 million on revenues of $370 million, for a profit margin of 8.9 percent. After a little more than 10 years of rapid expansion, in 2018, …

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Your doctor or your insurer

WebBart Klion, 95, and his wife, Barbara, faced a tough choice in January: The upstate New York couple learned that this year they could keep either their private, …

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State Public Health Director Rachael Banks leaving for a top job at

WebOregon Public Health Director Rachael Banks is leaving the state to head Multnomah County’s Health Department. Multnomah County announced on Monday that …

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Featured Health Hires The Lund Report

WebOptions Counseling and Family Services. Provides overall contract management support to behavioral health and clinical services to clients. Areas of responsibilities include liaison …

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Legacy Health CEO Kathryn Correia announces retirement

WebKathryn Correia will step down as president and CEO of Legacy Health after nearly six years leading the Portland-based hospital chain. The retirement …

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