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Disability services company Rever Grand settles Oregon fraud charges Under new ownership, the Grants Pass provider will pay $100 and hire an outside monitor

Rever Grand, the high-profile disability services provider accused of fraud, has reached a plea deal with state prosecutors. Cases against its former owners will continue. www.thelundreport.org/content/disa...

Oregon's PacificSource laying off 300 people, about a sixth of its workforce The Springfield-based insurer cites ‘significant financial pressures’ for the move

A month after the announcement of 56 layoffs at Oregon-based health insurer PacificSource, the company is laying off 300 more people — a sixth of its workforce. Reporter Mike Francis has the scoop: www.thelundreport.org/content/oreg...

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Oregon primary care takeaway sparks doctors’ alarm An overoptimistic budget projection by state health officials has led to a scramble to slash funding relied on by primary care providers. But critics say care for low-income children, mothers and othe...

Danielle Sobel, OPCA's Policy and Regulatory Affairs Senior Director, spoke with @thelundreport.bsky.social to comment on the effect of the state's targeted fund reduction on Oregon's network of community health centers: www.thelundreport.org/content/oreg...

Volunteer medics provide front-line care at Portland ICE protests With even peaceful events leading to tear gas, pepper spray and projectiles, volunteer medics have mobilized to treat injuries ranging from the mild to the more severe

The recent ICE protests include a tradition that has long been part of Portland’s history of demonstrations and civil disobedience: the mobilization of like-minded medics from a wide variety of backgrounds to provide frontline care to protesters injured on the streets.

Trillium expected to take over care for 92,000 low-income PacificSource members in Lane County Low state payments are prompting the change, and it remains to be seen how quickly Trillium can contract with enough providers to accommodate the new members

Trillium expected to take over care for 92,000 low-income PacificSource members in Lane County, after PacificSource told the state that its Oregon Health Plan rates were too low for it to renew its contract.

Oregon won't meet Trump administration deadline for immigrants’ personal health data The Lund Report has learned that state officials don’t expect to meet a July 30 deadline for detailed information about Oregon Health Plan patients and enrollees that would likely to be used for the a...

State officials and the Trump administration are wrestling over Oregonians' personal health data amid a federal immigration crackdown. Reporter @lynneterry.bsky.social has the latest: www.thelundreport.org/content/oreg...

Another top Oregon State Hospital leader resigns Dr. Ryan Bell, interim chief medical officer at the state’s major psychiatric institution, says he will leave at the end of the month, saying he’s not on board with top state officials’ plans to revam...

"My bags are packed": Another top leader from the Oregon State Hospital resigns, saying he’s not on board with top state officials’ plans to revamp the troubled psychiatric facility's operations.
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Another top Oregon State Hospital leader resigns Dr. Ryan Bell, interim chief medical officer at the state’s major psychiatric institution, says he will leave at the end of the month, saying he’s not on board with top state officials’ plans to revam...

"My bags are packed" -- Joanne Zuhl has the latest turmoil at the Oregon State Hospital: interim top doc resigns citing disapproval of top state health officials' plans: www.thelundreport.org/content/anot...

Legacy mismanaged retirement plan, new lawsuit claims The class-action suit alleges the company made bad investments and inflated fees while the plan’s administrators profited — all at the expense of employees’ financial future

It's become a national trend: law firms suing employers over disappointing retirement plans. Now a Pennsylvania firm has filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that Portland’s Legacy Health mismanaged its retirement plan, while seeking unspecified “millions of dollars” in damages.

Congressional megabill will slash Oregonians’ health coverage The bill is expected to kick more than 200,000 Oregonians off of health insurance over time while hurting jobs and providers’ income. Many others will see their costs go up.

200,000 people dropped from health care coverage, higher costs to individuals and providers, challenges to access in rural communities and job cuts — just a few of the things Oregonians can expect from the new Congressional budget.

With two landmark bills, Oregon charts new course on youth drug prevention After a decade of failing to equip vulnerable youth with tools to fight addiction pressures, state officials must now craft a statewide strategy for prevention, treatment and recovery for Oregonians u...

More than a year ago, The Lund Report, with the University of Oregon’s Catalyst Journalism Project and Oregon Public Broadcasting, exposed Oregon's failure to help young people avoid drug use, with devastating consequences. Now, the state is taking action.
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Adult sickened with measles in Portland area after travel abroad Officials say the case is not related to hundreds of others who’ve been sickened by measles this year, most of them unvaccinated.

Measles has arrived in Oregon, and state health officials are cautioning travelers and others who may have come in contact with the highly contagious virus. Read up on the state's notice and what to look out for at The Lund Report.

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Trump administration seeks Medicaid data from Oregon amid immigration crackdown In a move questioned for its ethics and legality, the administration is giving the state until July 30 to hand over personal data of a kind it has started sharing with immigration enforcers at the Dep...

Even as the Trump administration hands over some states' personal Medicaid data to deportation officials over objections that it's unlawful, feds have sent Oregon a demand for similar data. The deadline: July 30. State officials now mulling how to respond: www.thelundreport.org/content/trum...

Trump administration seeks Medicaid data from Oregon amid immigration crackdown In a move questioned for its ethics and legality, the administration is giving the state until July 30 to hand over personal data of a kind it has started sharing with immigration enforcers at the Dep...

Breaking: Feds have sent Oregon a demand for personal data of Medicaid enrollees for purposes of verifying immigration status, The Lund Report has learned. Per ‪@apnews.com‬, the Trump admin is sharing equivalent data from other states with immigration enforcers despite legal, ethical objections.

Providence discloses job cuts, citing darkening picture for hospital systems Oregon's largest hospital system will cut the equivalent of 600 people from its seven-state workforce of 125,000, including 134 in Oregon. Leaders faulted onerous requirements approved by the Oregon L...

Oregon's largest hospital system, Providence, is cutting 134 jobs while faulting what it portrays as onerous requirements approved by state lawmakers. Mike Francis with the story: www.thelundreport.org/content/prov...

Scathing federal report finds additional safety lapses at Oregon State Hospital A new 245-page report details findings of a federal inspection that found numerous problems with policies and practices at the psychiatric institution following the death of a patient in March 18.

More bad news for the Oregon State Hospital: A new 245-page report details findings of a federal inspection that found numerous problems with policies and practices at the psychiatric institution following the death of a patient in March 18.

OHSU board considers VA official to head university after other finalist drops out Shortly after announcing two finalists were being considered to become Oregon Health & Science University's next president, one dropped out, leaving Veterans Affairs official Dr. Shereef Elnahal as th...

OHSU board considers VA official Shereef Elnahal to take over as president after other finalist drops out.
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Changes to Oregon's Death With Dignity Act will get a new hearing in Salem Monday The push to streamline access to physician-assisted death around the state has sparked controversy, leading to some rewrites

After a push to increase access to Oregon's Death with Dignity law sparked controversy, a toned-down bill will get a hearing Monday in Salem. The Oregon Medical Association has dropped its opposition but hospice providers have not, Mike Francis reports:

Bill aimed at barring corporate meddling in patients' medical care passes Legislature Senate Bill 951, an earlier version of which failed last year in the Oregon Senate, won some Republican support in both the House and the Senate, and is on its way for Gov. Tina Kotek's signature

Closely watched nationally, a bill aimed at barring corporate meddling in patients' care has passed the Oregon Legislature, via Lynne Terry for The Lund Report:

Jim Diegel, former head of St. Charles Health System, tapped as temp for state hospital superintendent An experienced hospital operations strategist, Diegel is tasked to turn around a long-troubled institution that is a lynchpin of both the state’s behavioral health and criminal justice systems

Jim Diegel, former CEO of St. Charles Health in Central Oregon, has been appointed interim director of the Oregon State Hospital @TheLundReport has learned. He'll be tasked with turning around the troubled psychiatric institution. www.thelundreport.org/content/jim-...

Addiction experts raise alarm about cannabis use among Oregon’s youth Attractively marketed, low priced and high-potency marijuana appeals to kids who think it’s safe to use, but it also poses serious mental health risks, including psychosis, for young users

It's not candy and it's not for kids: Attractively marketed, low priced and high-potency marijuana appeals to kids who think it’s safe to use, but it also poses serious mental health risks, including psychosis, for young users.

OHSU, Legacy Health terminate merger plan In simultaneous announcements, the hospital systems cited an "evolving operating environment."

Big news: Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health are scrapping their contentious proposal for a merged powerhouse that would have dominated health care in greater Portland. This story will be expanded and updated: www.thelundreport.org/content/ohsu...

Oregon hospitals house mentally ill for long periods, dashboard shows New state website supports longstanding complaints that hospitals have become a stopgap for holes in the Oregon mental health system

The lack of room at step-down or specialty care facilities has meant hospitals are boarding patients who don’t need care, which is costly but often goes unreimbursed by insurance. Read all about it on The Lund Report.
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Another patient’s death, another new leader add to turmoil at Oregon State Hospital Kotek gives Dave Baden 30 days to issue a public plan to ease concerns, but one lawyer says Oregonians deserve more information and a lasting fix for the psychiatric facility

New records and interviews raise questions about Gov. Tina Kotek's 'fresh start' for an institution that plays a crucial role in Oregon's behavioral health and correctional systems, replacing Oregon State Hospital director Sara Walker. Prominent lawyer calls for transparency, lasting change.

Oregon health officials’ effort to dodge a federal contempt order hurts people experiencing mental illness, critics say Advocates are concerned that a new Oregon Health Authority rule will substitute one civil rights violation for another by reserving community-based residential treatment for criminal defendants experi...

Behavioral health providers say Oregon Health Authority officials' effort to avoid a federal judge's contempt order with a new rule effectively reserving community-based residential treatment for people facing criminal charges will hurt care and further stress the people delivering it: