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WEBUS uninsured rate was stable in 2023, even as states’ Medicaid purge began. About 8% of Americans lacked health insurance in 2023, the Census Bureau announced. But its report doesn’t capture the effect of states winnowing their Medicaid rolls by millions of people since the pandemic emergency ended. Sep 12.
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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 ...
Implementing a Universal Healthcare System Costs Less, Provides …
WEBNov 11, 2014 · About $300 billion ($3.3 billion in Oregon). The math produces an inescapable conclusion. If Oregon diverted all the money we currently spend. to restrict access and limit benefits and instead invested directly in healthcare, we could provide comprehensive care to everyone and save ourselves $1.7 billion dollars. There is …
Patient privacy bill approved in Oregon Senate | The Lund Report
WEBJun 8, 2015 · SALEM – The Oregon Senate approved HB 2758 this morning, legislation that will help protect the privacy of health care consumers. The bill will ensure that Oregonians who are covered by another person’s insurance policy have the option to request that private health care communications be sent to the patient, not the policy-holder.
Behavioral Health - The Lund Report
WEBOregon behavioral health fissures add costs and block access, panel says. Oregon's notoriously fragmented system spawns administrative tasks and barriers at the expense of patients and providers, according to a panel of experts …
Oregon Health Authority workplace investigations took years
WEBBut since 2021, what’s depicted in the records indicates that: At least 15 investigations took more than a year to complete. Two of those took longer than two years to complete, and three other cases still under investigation date back to 2022. Of the health authority’s 26 active investigations, 12 have remained open longer than the 120-day ...
Legacy Health vows changes after killing. Nurses and others say …
WEBJul 31, 2023 · Legacy Health has promised more metal detectors, Taser-armed security officers and other measures in response to the fatal shooting of a security guard. But Oregon’s largest nurses union and members of the hospital system’s staff say the measures don’t go far enough. Kathryn Correia, the health …
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.
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Health Care Study Explores the Impact of Housing on Health Care …
WEBApr 11, 2014 · A recent study of residents at The Apartments (at Bud Clark Commons indicates a direct relationship between stable housing and both the reduction in health care costs and in improved health care outcomes for Medicaid members. The study, conducted by the Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CORE) at Providence Portland Medical Center on behalf of Health Share of Oregon and Home Forward ...
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