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This Small Oregon Town Has Hospitals So Good They Rank Among the Best in America

Most people plan a trip around a beach, a trail, or a favorite coffee stop, not a hospital. Yet in one corner of Oregon, the medical care is part of the local story, and it sits right beside rivers, bridges, and a mountain view. Families here talk about doctors the way other towns talk about their high school team.

Portland, OR · 12d
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Healthcare Providers at St. Charles are Unionizing

More than 180 advanced practice providers across the St. Charles Health System delivered a declaration today calling on administrators to recognize their union. The move follows a multiyear effort by Central Oregon health care professionals to secure a voice in local health care decisions. The providers are seeking to join...

Redmond, OR · 1d
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The Financial Wire

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UnitedHealthcare individual, group retiree and chronic-condition Medicare Advantage members in Oregon and Washington lose Providence hospitals on Jan. 1, while Ohio’s Genesis sent notices to four insurers and kept three in network

UnitedHealthcare says Providence’s hospitals and providers in Oregon and Washington will no longer be in its network on Jan. 1, 2027, for people on its individual Medicare Advantage plans, group retiree plans and chronic condition special needs plans. In Ohio, Genesis HealthCare System in Zanesville sent termination notices to four insurers this fall, then said... The post UnitedHealthcare individual, group retiree and chronic-condition Medicare Advantage members in Oregon and Washington lose Providence hospitals on Jan. 1, while Ohio’s Genesis sent notices to four insurers and kept three in network appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Oregon · 2d

Ashland Daily Tidings

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Oregon Health Care Spending Has More Than Doubled as 1 in 3 Residents Struggle to Afford It

Health care spending per person in Oregon increased by 151% between 2004 and 2024, outpacing increases in housing and food costs, while some residents are borrowing money, cutting household expenses, and even skipping meals to afford medical care. Insurance Does Not Always Make Health Care Affordable. A KFF brief updated...

Oregon · 1d
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Main Street Dollars

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Medicare Advantage members in Oregon, Maine and North Carolina lose hospitals or doctors Jan. 1, while Florida, California and Wisconsin systems may also leave

Medicare Advantage members who use Oregon Health & Science University, Maine’s InterMed practices or a North Carolina hospital face network changes at the start of 2027, and members in Florida, California and Wisconsin could be next. Some of the changes are settled and some are still being negotiated. Open enrollment ends Dec. 7, and that […]

Wisconsin · 5d

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Oregon AG Rayfield Sues to Block Medicaid Funding Penalties Tied to Work Requirements

Oregon — Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and attorneys general from three other states sued the federal government Thursday, asking a judge to bar it from withholding existing Medicaid funding if the states decline to enforce new work and activity requirements. Congress enacted the requirements in its 2025 budget law, with implementation generally scheduled to begin Jan. 1, 2027.

Oregon · 1d

KGW

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Over 1.5 million Oregonians can lose Medicaid with new Trump rules, lawsuit says

Oregon · 1d

The Money Overview

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UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members in Oregon, Washington, Florida, Connecticut, South Carolina and Virginia could lose Providence, Lee, Yale or Bon Secours

UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members in Oregon, Washington, Florida, Connecticut, South Carolina and Virginia could lose access to Providence, Lee Health, Yale New Haven Health or Bon Secours hospitals between Jan. 1 and Feb. 1, 2027. Only the Providence exit is confirmed; the other three systems are still in contract talks or have said they intend […] The post UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members in Oregon, Washington, Florida, Connecticut, South Carolina and Virginia could lose Providence, Lee, Yale or Bon Secours appeared first on The Money Overview .

South Carolina · 4d

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New Milestone in Healthcare Accessibility

On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Mosaic Community Health held a launch event, inviting neighbors, businesses and community members to help build a new primary hub for comprehensive health services on Bend’s east side. This new facility is called the Conners Campus, and it is now in the public phase...

Bend, OR · 2d

The Curry Coastal Pilot

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Oregon to increase 2027 payments to care organizations for Health Plan members

Next year, Oregon will pay an average of nearly $630 per member every month to the organizations arranging providers for the vast majority of Oregon’s 1.4 million Medicaid members under new fixed payment rates announced by the Oregon Health Authority. While the new rates — a 6.1% increase from this year — still need formal approval by the federal government, the agency said in a Monday news release that it expects the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to approve the rise by the end of 2026. The health authority said the increases will ensure healthcare remains accessible statewide in light of people losing coverage due to federal policy changes and rising healthcare costs. “Oregon Health Authority remains focused on ensuring people enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan can receive quality healthcare well into the future,” Rochelle Layton, the Oregon Health Authority’s chief financial officer, said in a statement. “Our updated 2027 rates support the financial stability of the coordinated care organizations that help us deliver Medicaid benefits across the state.” The increase for payments to Oregon’s 15 coordinated care organizations is lower than last year’s rate increase at 10.2%, but it aims to stabilize the health market in Oregon

Oregon · 3d

The Money Overview

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Some Medicare Advantage members in Florida, Oregon, North Carolina and Maine may lose Sarasota Memorial, OHSU, CarolinaEast or InterMed on Jan. 1 unless they switch by Dec. 7

Medicare Advantage members who use Sarasota Memorial in Florida, OHSU in Oregon, CarolinaEast Medical Center in North Carolina or InterMed in Maine face a network change on Jan. 1, 2027, and Medicare’s fall enrollment window closes Dec. 7. The four breaks involve three different insurers, so the name of a member’s plan, not the name […] The post Some Medicare Advantage members in Florida, Oregon, North Carolina and Maine may lose Sarasota Memorial, OHSU, CarolinaEast or InterMed on Jan. 1 unless they switch by Dec. 7 appeared first on The Money Overview .

North Carolina · 5d

The World

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Declining influenza vaccinations continue among health care workers

Despite often caring for patients at higher risk of severe outcomes from respiratory virus infection, health care workers in Oregon continue to lag in rates of vaccination against the potentially deadly influenza, according to new state data. Just over half the state’s nearly 150,000 eligible health care workers—52%—were vaccinated during the 2025-2026 flu season, according to the Healthcare Worker Influenza Vaccination Dashboard , published by Oregon Health Authority’s Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Program . That is 2 percentage points lower than in the 2024-2025 season and 33 percentage points lower than in the 2019-2020 season, when the rate was 85%. Dat Tran, M.D., the HAI Program’s medical director, said he’s troubled by declining flu vaccination rates among health care workers at ambulatory surgery centers, dialysis centers, hospitals, inpatient psychiatric facilities and skilled nursing facilities. When flu vaccination rates drop, the risk of influenza transmission to vulnerable patients rises. “While we encourage everyone in Oregon to get the flu vaccine, it’s especially important for people in the health care field to be vaccinated,” Tran said. “The people being cared for in health care settings often have health conditions that make them particularly susceptible to severe health outcomes, and even death.” In addition

Oregon · 4d

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Flu vaccination rates for Oregon healthcare workers continue to fall

Fewer healthcare workers are getting the flu vaccination in Oregon, according to new data from the Oregon Health Authority. The data shows that 85% of healthcare workers received a vaccine in the 2019-20 flu season. This year, that number is down to 52%. The steepest declines were seen in nursing...

Oregon · 4d

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Providence finalizes home care joint venture with Compassus in Oregon

Providence, a not-for-profit health system serving the Western United States, has completed the final phase of a joint venture with Compassus, a private equity-backed provider of home-based care services, to manage home health, hospice and community-based palliative care services in Oregon. Under the joint venture, Compassus will take over the...

Oregon · 5d

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Affiliation of MultiCare, Oregon’s Samaritan Health Services Begins Nov. 1

The affiliation between Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System and Corvallis, Oregon-based Samaritan Health Services officially takes effect Sunday, giving MultiCare a significant new presence in Oregon as it seeks to expand its share of Pacific Northwest population served. The affiliation, which is not a buyout or merger, was announced last year....

Corvallis, OR · 8d

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Oregon is hundreds of millions short in Medicaid funding. Neither top gubernatorial candidate has shared a plan

On healthcare, Oregon’s top candidates for governor offer classic partisan politics with relatively few surprises. Republican challenger Christine Drazan says burdensome taxes and state regulations are driving clinics out of business and forcing hospitals to cut their services. Incumbent Democrat Tina Kotek, meanwhile, blames out-of-state corporations who she says choose profits over the needs of communities in Oregon.

Oregon · 9d

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Oregon Health Worker Flu Shot Rate Sinks to 52%, Missing Goal by 55,000

Flu vaccination coverage among Oregon's health care workers slid to 52% during the 2025-26 season, according to new state data, continuing a six-year slide that has now cut coverage nearly in half since the pandemic's early days. The drop leaves the state far short of a long-standing federal benchmark and raises fresh concerns about protection for some of the most vulnerable patients in hospitals, dialysis centers and nursing homes.

Oregon · 7d

KTVZ News Channel 21

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Affordable Care Act open enrollment begins amid falling coverage numbers

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act began Sunday in Oregon, and most other states. The launch comes as federal and state data indicate that overall coverage numbers are continuing to fall across the country. Federal data shows that more than 19 million people had enhanced premium subsidies in February, representing The post Affordable Care Act open enrollment begins amid falling coverage numbers appeared first on KTVZ .

Oregon · 6d

WWEEK

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Health Insurance Costs Are Already Spiking. Oregon’s New Obamacare Website Will Tack On a Bit More.

There are many ways Oregonians get health insurance. Though their ranks shrank this year, well over 100,000 still get it through Affordable Care Act plans—also known as Obamacare—which they have bought for years by shopping around on HealthCare.gov . When open enrollment launches Nov. 1, these people will...

Oregon · 7d

Main Street Dollars

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PacificSource will lay off 134 Oregon workers on December 31

PacificSource, the Oregon health insurer, will lay off 134 workers on December 31, 2026. The company filed a federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, known as a WARN notice, with the state and four cities on October 20, and OPB reported it on October 22. The jobs are in Springfield, Bend, Salem and Portland. The […]

Oregon · 13d