PeaceHealth’s Oregon hospitals, providers may be dropped from PacificSource network
PeaceHealth operates three Oregon hospitals, including the 347-bed Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield, ...
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Massive Medicaid cuts floated in Congress face hurdles
Again, nobody knows. A push to cut Medicaid and roll back the Affordable Care Act in 2017 stalled narrowly. In 2020 a separate push to cut the hospital and provider taxes that fund Medicaid in most ...
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Oregon attorney general urges Supreme Court to defend provider choice under Medicaid
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is weighing in on a Supreme Court case – urging the justices to defend Medicaid recipients’ freedom to choose their healthcare providers.
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Oregon men's basketball senior center Nate Bittle granted fifth season of eligibility
Nate Bittle’s time at Oregon could last one more season ... that the senior center has been granted a fifth season of eligibility by the NCAA to make up for his 2023-24 season when he ...
Oregon Capital Chronicle4d
Medicaid reimbursement rates may be best tool to ensure dental care access in Oregon
Changing the Medicaid reimbursement will help ensure that everyone in Oregon has access to the dental care they need, an ...
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Oregon budget writers plan to spend hundreds of millions more on health, social services
The health authority, which administers the Oregon Health Plan or Oregon’s Medicaid program, will receive nearly $198 million ...
Oregon lawmakers 'rebalance' budget, address caseload increases at ODHS and OHA
The rebalancing bill addresses higher caseloads at OHA and ODHS and directs funding to other programs like wildfire prevention.
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Medicaid funding bill easily passes Oregon House
A bill that would raise billions in federal dollars for Oregon’ s Medicaid program and allocate a substantial portion back to hospitals passed in the Oregon House of Representatives on Thursday. It ...
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6 Republicans join Democrats, pass Medicaid funding bill in Oregon House
A bill that would raise billions in federal dollars for Oregon’ s Medicaid program and allocate a substantial portion back to hospitals passed in the Oregon House of Representatives Thursday. It ...
Judge Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Funds for Trans Youth Health Providers in 4 States
Washington, Oregon, Minnesota and Colorado — had sued to block President Trump’s plan to withhold federal funds from ...
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6 Republicans join Democrats, pass Medicaid funding bill in the Oregon House
The taxes provide about a quarter of the total funding for the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s Medicaid program that pays for health care for people living near the poverty line. That’s due to ...