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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.
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WEBFeb 2, 2023 · Eight health systems want to operate Oregon's largest coastal hospital in Coos Bay. Bay Area Hospital leaders say they have at least eight outside hospital operators, including some high-profile in-state ones, that want to enter into an agreement to operate the 172-bed facility. But staff, providers and …
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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 health care that promotes awareness and understanding of pressing issues while holding government and industry accountable. Our reporting seeks to reflect and respond to ...
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.
Personal Trauma Motivates Naito Family To Invest $1 Million In …
WEBApr 5, 2019 · Anne Naito-Campbell (second from left) announced a $1 million donation to Lines for Life on Friday. Dwight Holton ( left) is the nonprofit's CEO./Jessica Floum/The Lund Report. Anne Naito-Campbell felt appalled when a judge ruled that the man who allegedly sexually assaulted her daughter was not guilty.
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.
Vulnerable Patients to Get Increased Privacy Protection
WEBMay 1, 2015. Oregonians seeking sensitive medical treatment would have the ability to seek further privacy protections in insurance communications through a bill that passed the House 34-25 this morning. House Bill 2758 allows insurance consumers to redirect their “Explanation of Benefits,” which is sent out by insurance companies detailing ...
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 create a 10-hospital chain early next year. The two announced in August they hope to combine and issued a letter of intent setting a Nov. 30 goal of completing an agreement.
Oregon Health Care Workers Increasingly Turn To Unions
WEBJun 21, 2022 · The state’s health care workers are increasingly turning to labor unions and organizing, bargaining and seeking better pay and working conditions two years after COVID-19 hammered the industry. The shift reflects concerns about safety in the health care industry and is part of a broader push to organize, from logistics workers at Amazon ...