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WEBAsante Rogue sued for $303 million over claims that fentanyl swaps infected patients. The new lawsuit on behalf of 18 patients — half of them now deceased — represents the latest challenge for a health system that struggled financially before this year. Drug possession is a crime again in Oregon. Here’s what you need to know.
Oregon Prepares To Expand Coverage to Undocumented Adults
WEBDec 28, 2021 · The free coverage offered under the Oregon Health Plan will soon be open to people regardless of their immigration status. “Cover All People,” which the Legislature passed in the 2021 regular session through House Bill 3352, will extend the Medicaid-funded Oregon Health Plan to low-income adults who are undocumented immigrants.Lawmakers appropriated $100 million in state funding for the ...
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WEBOregon behavioral health fissures add costs and block access, panel says. Oregon's notoriously fragmented system spawns administrative tasks and barriers at the expense of patients and providers, according to a panel of experts …
Tasked With Spending Windfall, Measure 110 Council Struggles
WEBFeb 9, 2022 · Update Feb. 24: After hearing from state attorneys during a closed session on Feb. 23, the Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council reconvened for a public meeting to adopt a new process for voting on grants. Each application will still be reviewed by a team of two council members, however the subcommittee will review each evaluation rubric, or checklist, before voting “do pass” or ...
Oregon Lawmakers Pump Money And Oversight Into Health Care
WEBJun 29, 2021 · Oregon’s behavioral health system will get an infusion of $474 million package on multiple fronts, from housing and residential services to community programs to incentives to attract people to the workforce and developing mobile crisis units. The new funding represents a series of bills, not one single fix.
Eight health systems want to operate Oregon's largest coastal …
WEBAt least eight health systems, including some in Oregon, are interested in operating Bay Area Hospital as leaders of the Coos Bay facility look for a partner to help with its longstanding financial woes. Starting on Sept. 3, executives of the hospital and its board will start evaluating the proposals, though they won’t be made public.
Analysis: Six things to know about the big CareOregon merger
WEBJan 16, 2024 · This 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 recommendation on whether to approve the merger of CareOregon — a Portland-based nonprofit that provides care to 500,000 low-income people — into a California-based entity known as SCAN Group.
Insurance Giant UnitedHealth Expands Into Oregon Primary Care
WEBApr 21, 2022 · Big 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 $4.4 billion in profits on $54 billion in revenue, a sizeable chunk of UnitedHealth’s overall profit of $16 billion on revenues of $287 billion. Optum Health has grown fast.
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