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Lawmakers Mull Dialing Back Funding for Medical Residencies
The education programs give medical school graduates hands-on experience before they get their license. The idea to trim state support is not widely beloved.
Prominent Portland Psychiatrist Corresponded With Jeffrey Epstein, Emails Show
Documents released by the federal government show that the notorious sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein was in correspondence from 2015 to 2017 with a Portlander: Dr. Paul Conti, a nationally prominent psychiatrist and consultant with a private practice in Southwest Portland.
Best Thing I Ate All Month: Swiss Hibiscus
Reporter Andrew Schwartz shares his favorite meal from January.
Judge Restricts Feds From Deploying Tear Gas, Other Weapons, at Portland ICE Facility
“Our nation is now at a crossroads,” judge writes.
“Ghost” Physicians Haunt Medicaid Registries in Great Number
In most recent year with available data, more than 1 in 4 of the U.S. doctors enrolled to see Medicaid patients didn’t see even one, according to new OHSU study. Researcher hopes policymakers take note.
Oregon Sees One of Nation’s Largest Drops in Obamacare Marketplace Enrollment
About 15% fewer Oregonians signed up for Affordable Care Act insurance plans in 2026 than in 2025, one of the largest drops in the nation, according to a WW review of federal data released this week.
Bill Concept Seeks to Restrict ICE From Patient Care Areas in Oregon Hospitals
The proposal would use hospital regulations to try to manage the activity of federal immigration agents at medical facilities, which have increasingly become the settings of conflict.
For Rural OHSU Clinic, a Vision to Boost Revenue Leaves Clinicians Uneasy
A proposal would mean more federal control at the Family Medicine Clinic in Columbia County.
Millions of Dollars in, OHSU Behavioral Health Coordination Center Has Aided Few Actual Patients
OHSU counters that project is not done—and that judging use metrics at this point would be like tracking traffic on a road that is not yet complete.
A Year After Death Drew Scrutiny, Feds Let Oregon State Hospital Keep Accreditation
This week, the state listed a few changes it says it made.