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  • 1 week ago | thelundreport.org | Nick Budnick

    Independent health news for Oregon and SW Washington Officials in Oregon will pause the contracting process for the care of more than 1 million low-income Oregonians, citing uncertainty in the federal Medicaid program This premium article is for members. If you are one, please sign in. You have two free premium articles remaining. To become a member, subscribe today. Our journalism relies on member support. Discounted rates available.

  • 1 week ago | thelundreport.org | Nick Budnick

    Independent health news for Oregon and SW Washington Officials in Oregon will pause the contracting process for the care of more than 1 million low-income Oregonians, citing uncertainty in the federal Medicaid program This premium article is for members. If you are one, please sign in. You have two free premium articles remaining. To become a member, subscribe today. Our journalism relies on member support. Discounted rates available.

  • 1 week ago | salemreporter.com | Abbey McDonald |Madeleine Moore |Nick Budnick

    This is part 2 of Salem Reporter’s series “Sentenced to the Sidewalk,” about the failures of Oregon’s mental health and civil commitment system. Part 1 shares the story of Melinda Lou Kayser, a woman who died unsheltered in Salem after being denied commitment. Read part 1 here. Rick Dezsofi and Dr. Rob Wolf recently had the rare chance to keep a woman out of a vicious cycle of hospitalization without anywhere to go afterward.

  • 1 week ago | thelundreport.org | Nick Budnick |Jake Thomas

    Gov. Tina Kotek’s decision to install Dave Baden to oversee the Oregon State Hospital makes him the third person to lead the institution during a 15-month period marked by stress, turmoil and continued scrutiny. And it signals another turbulent chapter for the troubled institution, which cares for patients deemed in need of hospital-level psychiatric care.

  • 2 weeks ago | portlandtribune.com | Nick Budnick

    The surprise recommendation by a state advisory board against Oregon Health & Science University’s proposed purchase of Legacy Health complicates the idea. But the unanimous vote does not end the matter. On Monday, April 7, members of a community review board selected by the Oregon Health Authority to consider the closely watched deal voted unanimously to recommend disapproval under the state’s toughest-in-the-nation health care merger oversight law. The vote caught many observers by surprise.

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Nick Budnick
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20 Mar 25

Hey Oregon journos, hard deadline is 9pm THIS FRIDAY for the @SPJ Region 10 contest @SPJOregon https://t.co/dP6BxqQcbM

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26 Feb 25

RT @jimsciutto: Breaking: The first measles death has been reported in a growing outbreak in West Texas. The victim was a school-aged child…

Nick Budnick
Nick Budnick @NickBudnick
25 Feb 25

Oregon's largest-ever health care strike is over, @TheLundReport has learned. Earlier terms negotiated by @OregonNurses had been voted down, but health care coverage was ending for strikers. News not yet official: https://t.co/CEneBqvnql