Healthcare
Oregon’s first measles case of 2025 reported
Carrier likely contracted disease overseas; Possible spread at Portland International Airport
Latest Healthcare
Government
Oregon House passes bill that would require health insurers cover menopause treatment
The Oregon House unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would require health insurers provide treatment for people experiencing…
Government
Oregon House passes bill to tax oral nicotine products, direct funds to wildfire mitigation
The Oregon House in a 37-8 vote on Monday passed a bill to create a new tax on…
Government
No relief coming for Oregon’s struggling pharmacies as bill fails
Lawmakers couldn’t find a compromise on a bill to regulate pharmacy benefit managers Oregon lawmakers’ latest attempt…
News
Botox injection in Multnomah County suspected of leading to potential botulism infection
Public health officials are warning that a botulism-like illness has been reported in Multnomah County and could be…
Government
Oregon Health Authority seeking public input on Providence home health and hospice deal
The Oregon Health Authority is seeking public input on a proposal from Compassus, a home health provider, to acquire…
News
Trump administration seeks Medicaid data from Oregon amid immigration crackdown
Federal officials are seeking personal enrollee data from the Medicaid-funded Oregon Health Plan as part of a crackdown…
News
Providence discloses job cuts, citing darkening picture for hospital systems
Providence is cutting 134 jobs in Oregon and more than 450 across six other states, the not-for-profit health…
News
Portland’s Hopewell House gets custom heart-shaped labyrinth
Hopewell House in Portland celebrated a custom-designed pathway for its nonprofit residential care facility on Thursday, June 12.
Business
Bill enacting nation’s strictest limits on corporate health care influence signed by Gov. Kotek
‘We need to make sure that our health care providers and our delivery system stays local,’ the governor…