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WEBUniversity of Oregon to host talk on climate change impacts to public health. The Lund Report is an independent, nonpartisan news service that exists to produce high-quality journalism about health care in Oregon and southwest Washington.
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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WEBGender-affirming care can be a ‘dice game;’ this navigator tries to improve the odds. Nearly a year into the job, Ray Anthony sees hope and opportunities for improvement in a state that features some of the most protective laws in the nation. Sep 21, 2023. Premium.
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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 ...
Lack Of Affordable Housing Is Biggest Cause Of Homelessness, …
WEBMay 31, 2019. “Homelessness is caused by a lack of housing, full stop.”. It really is that simple, Dr. Margot Kushel, a professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco, told an audience Friday morning at the Oregon Health Forum. Homelessness, she said, can’t be blamed on an opioid epidemic or shortcomings in the mental ...
OHSU Board Approves $650 Million Hospital Expansion
WEBOct 29, 2021 · The board’s plan includes $650 million in funding for the inpatient hospital bed expansion and an additional 26,000 square feet for operating rooms. The board also signaled it will consider expanding and enhancing labor and delivery and intensive care services for infants later this fiscal year, officials said in a press release.
Vancouver Mental Health Facility Looks To Ease Overcrowding
WEBSep 20, 2022 · Overcrowding at Washington state’s mental health facilities sparked a class-action lawsuit in 2014. Lawyers in Trueblood et. al vs. Washington State DSHS argued that mentally ill defendants were left languishing behind bars, often for months, before they received court-ordered competency evaluations and mental health services.
House and Senate Pass Sweeping Legislation Improving Birth …
WEBJun 2, 2015 · The Senate passed HB 3343 into law, requiring insurers to give women a 12-month supply of birth control. The House sent the Senate another bill, HB 2879, which allows pharmacists to prescribe contraceptives without a doctor’s note.
Shifting Health Care Landscape Prompts Bold Plan, But Also …
WEBFeb 24, 2022 · Coverage in the bridge plan is intended to be free or low cost. It would be available to individuals with an annual income of $18,754 to $27,180. For a family of four, that range is $38,295 to $55,500. That represents 138% to 200% of the federal poverty level. But there are a lot of factors to consider for the ambitious bill.
Oregon Health Care Workers Increasingly Turn To Unions
WEBJun 21, 2022 · The state’s health care workers are increasingly turning to labor unions and organizing, bargaining and seeking better pay and working conditions two years after COVID-19 hammered the industry. The shift reflects concerns about safety in the health care industry and is part of a broader push to organize, from logistics workers at Amazon ...
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