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Oregon House passes bill that would require health insurers cover menopause treatment

The Oregon House unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would require health insurers provide treatment for people experiencing…

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Oregon House passes bill to tax oral nicotine products, direct funds to wildfire mitigation

The Oregon House in a 37-8 vote on Monday passed a bill to create a new tax on…

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No relief coming for Oregon’s struggling pharmacies as bill fails

Lawmakers couldn’t find a compromise on a bill to regulate pharmacy benefit managers   Oregon lawmakers’ latest attempt…

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Oregon Health Authority seeking public input on Providence home health and hospice deal

The Oregon Health Authority is seeking public input on a proposal from Compassus, a home health provider, to acquire…

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Providence to offer free physicals for community at South Medford High event

Caregivers with Providence Sports Medicine and Rehab will be offering free physical examinations before the school year for…

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‘The community really wins the most’: Medford eyes medical school for doctors

Proposal supported by OHSU, would provide a training ground for aspiring doctors complete with a cadaver lab

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Bill enacting nation’s strictest limits on corporate health care influence signed by Gov. Kotek

‘We need to make sure that our health care providers and our delivery system stays local,’ the governor…

Business

Rite Aid pharmacy closures in Oregon now include Phoenix location

Recent court filings have detailed which of Oregon’s Rite Aid locations are expected to close, rising to more…

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Republican tax bill could slash billions for Oregon Health Plan, state officials say

The federal tax bill would penalize Oregon for offering Medicaid coverage regardless of citizenship status, and for abortion…

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Oregon bill would reduce administrative burden for patients seeking physician-assisted suicide

Senate Bill 1003 proposes to amend Oregon ‘Death by Dignity Act’ Terminally ill people who want their doctors’…

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