Healthcare

About 600,000 Oregon Health Plan members will soon receive a notice that Medicaid is about to change. In Oregon, that means some people will need to renew their coverage every six months instead of every two years. Many between the ages of 19 and 64 will also need to prove they work or volunteer.

Phil and Penny Knight are pledging $1.1 billion to Providence to build Oregon's first hospital dedicated to women's health and fund cardiovascular research.

The Oregon Health Authority has issued an order that will allow providers statewide to begin administering the COVID19 vaccine.

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden says he’s planning to introduce a bill in Congress that is inspired by Oregon’s efforts to prevent corporate takeovers in medicine.

Two Oregon residents have developed cyclosporiasis infections that might be linked to the ongoing multi-state outbreak.

Lane County announced significant budget reductions to community health centers as federal healthcare cuts approved by Congress in the so-called Big Beautiful Bill, or H.R.1, go into effect.

Most of the $49 million settlement will go to settle wrongful death cases for people who died from COVID-19 while in an Oregon prison.

Mental Health Awareness Month also draws attention to Oregon’s overall suicide rate, which is 50% higher than the national rate.

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.