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Oregon Grapevine with Barbara Dellenback
Oregon Grapevine

Oregon Grapevine: Medicine and the Law

By Barbara Dellenback
Published July 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM PDT
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Professor Hayden Rooke-Ley
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Professor Hayden Rooke-Ley

Medicine is increasingly mired in insurance issues, corporatization, and specialties. Professor and Attorney Hayden Rooke-Ley speaks with Oregon Grapevine host Barbara Dellenback about how to get protections for consumers and doctors, the legal blocks to corporations, and the future of medical care.

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Barbara Dellenback
Barbara Dellenback returned to KLCC in December 2017 after pursuing other radio gigs and fundraising for community benefit organizations. She's host of the KLCC podcast The Oregon Grapevine. You can hear her on the radio hosting Weekend Edition, Morning Edition, and All Things Considered.
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