Government

Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz insists Republicans ‘not cutting’ Medicaid, SNAP

Oregon’s lone Republican representative in Congress defended the party’s decision to attach new work and citizenship requirements to…

Local News

Former barber vows to keep fighting for justice in Asante RRMC case of alleged drug diversion

Nearing the two-year anniversary of a rollover crash that left Canyonville resident Bronson Pickett hospitalized with life-threatening injuries…

Healthcare

OHSU, Legacy abandon merger plan after months of planning, reviews

Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health have abandoned their plans to merge, ending a high-stakes proposal that figured to…

Healthcare

Providence, striking nurses to return to bargaining for the first time in 2 weeks

Providence and the union representing its striking nurses will resume in-person talks for the first time since the…

Healthcare

Providence tells striking nurses they will lose health insurance on Feb. 28

Providence Health & Services in Oregon warned striking nurses Thursday that their health insurance will expire at the…

Healthcare

Landmark Oregon hospital staffing law wasn’t enough to avert massive strike

Oregon lawmakers in 2023 passed a groundbreaking hospital staffing law aimed at curbing nurse burnout, slowing turnover and ensuring safer patient…

Healthcare

UPDATE: ONA, Providence returning to ‘intense mediation’ at Kotek’s urging

The Oregon Nurses Association and Providence Health & Services officials are returning to in-person mediation Wednesday after Gov.…

Healthcare

Oregon Health Authority extends benefits to young adults with special needs

Oregon officials have extended health care benefits to thousands of young adults with special needs. A new pilot…

Healthcare

Healthcare providers in Providence Medford ER reach ‘historic’ tentative contract

A vote is planned at the end of January on a new and “historic first contract” for Pacific…

Healthcare

Providence, bracing for huge strike, makes special plea to doctors set to join

Providence Health & Services in Oregon has asked federal mediators to revisit negotiations with doctors and other advanced clinical providers set…

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