Healthcare

PeaceHealth said it was committed to moving forward with a transition to an out of state staffing group to manage its Lane County emergency rooms.

The request comes after PeaceHealth announced it would end its decades long relationship with Eugene Emergency Physicians in favor of Apollo MD, a Georgia based staffing company.

Forecasts for the Oregon labor market through 2034 show 6% growth despite a recent downturn in unemployment.

Unemployment follows a statewide trend around the area, despite numbers being slightly lower than the state as a whole.

With the recent passage of Oregon Senate Bill 951 that addresses the corporatization of medicine, discussion of reform in the Medicaid system, the movement toward a universal health care plan legislation in Oregon, and the groundswell of interest in the direct primary care healthcare delivery system, this City Club of Eugene program discusses how Oregon is meeting the current healthcare crisis head on.

The Corvallis Clinic, St. Charles Health System in Bend, PacificSource’s commercial insurance plan, and United Healthcare’s and Moda’s Medicare Advantage Plans were found to have unreasonably cost increases.

Oregon Rainmakers' conversation with Orchid Health Founder and CEO Orion Falvey, about his company’s efforts to bring healthcare clinics to rural parts of Oregon, and the industry’s current challenges.

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden asked Republicans to negotiate with him and other Democrats on healthcare subsidies Wednesday, citing the skyrocketing premiums many of his constituents face.

Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudson says she's been navigating her first year in office while undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Knudson is now cancer free and shared her experience with KLCC.

The Oregon Health Authority says insurer Trillium will take over 90,000 low-income patients served by PacificSource in Lane County.

Sens. Wyden and Merkley hope for a bipartisan solution as the public sees the reality of subsidy cuts in new rates.

Oregon Rep. Val Hoyle blames Republicans and the Trump administration for the government shutdown, accusing them of targeting blue states and risking healthcare access in Oregon. Sen. Merkley warns rural hospitals could suffer.