More than three months ago, longtime state official Fariborz Pakseresht got what he calls 'the call' — a request that he put his retirement on hold and take over as the interim head of the Oregon Health Authority. For many, it would have been a daunting a... See more
Two years after laying off hundreds of employees and announcing a strategy of prioritizing profitable types of care, Oregon Health & Science University reports that the public entity has stanched its earlier operating losses and now is squarely in the... See more
For more than two years, a state committee has been meeting to craft a roadmap to standing up a working universal health plan — and this Thursday, it hopes to finish a report to Oregon lawmakers. At a special 8 a.m. meeting of the Universal Health Plan Go... See more
A judge in Portland has blocked a new federal student loan rule from excluding naturopathic physician students from higher loan limits — a ruling that has particular significance in Oregon and Washington. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Michael Simon issue... See more
A therapy provider group that provides counseling to youth across the state is asking a judge to force Oregon health officials to pay at least 121 unpaid therapy bills, citing a federal requirement that medically necessary care be provided to children in ... See more
