2 Oregon ballot measures tied to fluoride in drinking water fail
2 days ago · November 7, 2024. Two ballot measures in Oregon that would put fluoride in city drinking water appear to be losing, according to results updated Wednesday from the Oregon Secretary of State. The failures of the ballot measures — in Hillsboro and Lebanon — are yet another sign of Oregonians’ longstanding opposition to fluoride at the ...
In Vermont, where almost everyone has insurance, many can’t find …
2 days ago · In Vermont, where almost everyone has insurance, many can’t find or afford care. Vermont has one of the lowest uninsured rates in the U.S., even though its residents pay some of the highest health insurance costs. Still, most of its hospitals are losing money and patients often face long waits for care | PHIL GALEWITZ/KFF HEALTH NEWS.
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Updated: Emma Sandoe named as next director of Oregon's Medicaid program. Sandoe hails from North Carolina's program where Oregon Health Authority Director Sejal Hathi also had worked for a time. Sandoe will bring a national reputation while heading the $28-billion Oregon Health Plan providing free health care to 1.4 million low-income people.
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State to cut its planned per-person spending on care for low-income Oregonians. Officials say ‘funding constraints’ require cutting the rates they were expecting to pay for administering care to 1.4 million members of the Oregon Health Plan. Oct 17. Premium. Washington County’s Hawthorn Walk-In Center for mental health and addictions care ...
Nurses in rural Oregon take home better pay, study finds
Apr 9, 2024 · Nurses working the Portland area’s three counties earn the highest average wage at $56 an hour, the study found. Nurses working in Oregon’s rural areas earned less money, the study found. Eastern Oregon nurses earned the least $44 an hour. Southwestern Oregon nurses earned $49 an hour and in the Rogue Valley they earned nearly $51.
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Feb 2, 2023 · PeaceHealth to acquire four Providence clinics in Vancouver. As OHSU proposes to take over Legacy's Vancouver hospital, the Catholic health systems cite PeaceHealth’s stronger local foothold. Oct 3. Premium. Rep. Travis Nelson, a nurse, speaks at a conference held by CCO Oregon, on Wednesday in Salem as Rep. Lisa Reynolds, a physician ...
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Northwest Permanente hit with Salem radiologist's $8.2 million whistleblower retaliation suit. The medical group 'strongly disputes' the allegations, but Layne Tarbox's suit claims raising concerns won him threats and retaliation; medical board records show two coworkers faced action over alleged fraud. Oct 31.
Trump’s White House return poised to tangle health care safety net
3 days ago · November 6, 2024. Former President Donald Trump’s election victory and looming return to the White House will likely bring changes that scale back the nation’s public health insurance programs — increasing the uninsured rate, while imposing new barriers to abortion and other reproductive care. The reverberations will be felt far beyond ...