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Oregon House passes bill that would require health insurers cover menopause treatment

The Oregon House unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would require health insurers provide treatment for people experiencing…

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Oregon House passes bill to tax oral nicotine products, direct funds to wildfire mitigation

The Oregon House in a 37-8 vote on Monday passed a bill to create a new tax on…

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Oregon Health Authority seeking public input on Providence home health and hospice deal

The Oregon Health Authority is seeking public input on a proposal from Compassus, a home health provider, to acquire…

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Providence discloses job cuts, citing darkening picture for hospital systems

Providence is cutting 134 jobs in Oregon and more than 450 across six other states, the not-for-profit health…

Business

Bill enacting nation’s strictest limits on corporate health care influence signed by Gov. Kotek

‘We need to make sure that our health care providers and our delivery system stays local,’ the governor…

Business

A complete list of all the Rite Aid pharmacies closing in Oregon

Recent court filings have detailed which of Oregon’s Rite Aid locations are expected to close, rising to more…

Business

OHSU board considers former VA official Shereef Elnahal for top job

Former Biden administration official Shereef Elnahal is under consideration to become the next president of Oregon Health &…

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British Columbia to Oregon nurses and doctors: ‘Come work for us’

New ad campaign in Washington, Oregon and California aims to lure health care workers to B.C. The Canadian…

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Republican tax bill could slash billions for Oregon Health Plan, state officials say

The federal tax bill would penalize Oregon for offering Medicaid coverage regardless of citizenship status, and for abortion…