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Bill to Alter Oregon Health Plan “Is Dead,” Sponsor Says
Former Gov. John Kitzhaber was among those who argued the law governing the state’s health care rationing system did not need to be changed.
A Few Years After Purchase, Health Care Giant Optum to Close Long-Standing Portland Clinic
Health care giant Optum is closing a family medicine clinic in Northeast Portland, only a few years after buying out the longstanding local primary care operation.
OHSU Will Negotiate With Feds Over Turning Primate Center Into Sanctuary
Animal rights activists celebrate the move, but the plan allows primate-based research to continue for now.
OHSU Research Union Threatens to Strike
A nascent research workers union at Oregon Health & Science University says it will strike Feb. 18 if it doesn’t reach a labor deal by then with management.
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.
“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.
Study Again Gives Oregon a Middling Health Ranking
A major annual study of the nation’s health placed Oregon at 19th in the nation in 2025—on par with the state’s rankings in recent years after it peaked at 8th around 2011.