Oregon patients turn to urgent care as primary care suffers The doubling of urgent care clinics in the past 10 years worries some health experts, who say the trend masks the state’s lack of support for family medicine docs and general practitioners

As primary care clinics struggle, urgent care clinics have been on fire, doubling in the past 10 years. But is this a good thing? I look at their rise and what that means. @thelundreport.bsky.social www.thelundreport.org/content/oreg...

Oregon nurses union accuses Legacy Emanuel of allowing ICE agents to roam halls, halt treatment The health system has not responded; the letter comes amid contract tensions as well as fear over Trump mass deportations push

Oregon Nurses Association accuses Legacy Emanuel in Portland of letting ICE agents roam halls and halt treatment. Read my story: www.thelundreport.org/content/oreg...

Judge extends ban on federal health officials sharing people’s data with ICE The new ruling bans Medicaid officials from sharing personal data of immigrants in Oregon with Homeland Security until at least Jan. 5

A California judge has extended the ban against CMS sharing information about Medicaid enrollees with ICE to Jan 5. It wants the Trump administration to conduct a thorough review. www.thelundreport.org/content/judg...

Willamette Week's Give!Guide We handpicked 277 of Portland’s most impactful nonprofits and put them under one digital roof. Browse, donate, and get even more connected to this place we call home.

Also: It's giving Tuesday. I know you've heard about it elsewhere. But please consider giving to @thelundreport.bsky.social, Oregon's only news site focused on the crucial topic of health care. Plus, maybe you'll win the Blazers' package: giveguide.org/nonprofits/t...

Sign up to hear what Rep. Dexter has to say. Interviewed by editor Nick Budnick who knows more about health care in Oregon than any other journalist! And he won't throw her softball questions, either. Well worth the $15.

Register Here – A Doctor in Congress: Maxine Dexter on her first 11 months and the health care standoff in Washington, D.C. – Zoom | The Lund Report The future of Oregonians’ health care faces unprecedented uncertainty as the political battles continue in Congress. Join Maxine Dexter, M.D., FACP, for an in-depth conversation with Nick Budnick, edi...

A chat you won't want to miss on health care: www.linkedin.com/posts/the-lu...

You won't want to miss this chat with Rep. Dexter, who represents Oregon's 3rd Congressional District, about health care.

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Concierge docs: Oregon physicians switch to retainer payments amid primary care shortage The first physicians to charge patients a monthly fee started nearly 30 years ago in Seattle — and now there are dozens in Oregon and thousands nationwide

As the primary care shortage grows, physicians in Oregon and elsewhere are leaving traditional practices and starting ones that charge a retainer fee, commonly called concierge medicine. I looked into it: www.thelundreport.org/content/conc...

Oregon joins new lawsuit to stop Trump’s ‘defunding’ of Planned Parenthood The action came a day after a judge ruled against stripping the clinics of crucial federal funding

Oregon has joined a multistate lawsuit against a Republican provision to put Planned Parenthood out of business in the megabill signed by Trump July 4. @thelundreport.bsky.social www.thelundreport.org/content/oreg...

Oregon won't meet Trump administration deadline for immigrants’ personal health data The Lund Report has learned that state officials don’t expect to meet a July 30 deadline for detailed information about Oregon Health Plan patients and enrollees that would likely to be used for the a...

State officials and the Trump administration are wrestling over Oregonians' personal health data amid a federal immigration crackdown. Reporter @lynneterry.bsky.social has the latest: www.thelundreport.org/content/oreg...

Trump crackdown on immigrants takes toll on Oregon providers, patients The administration seeks extensive, personal details about immigrants receiving health care benefits in Oregon to be used to track them down

The Trump crackdown on immigrants, and especially health care, is increasing worry, concern and stress among providers and patients. For @thelundreport.bsky.social www.thelundreport.org/content/trum...

Oregon won't meet Trump administration deadline for immigrants’ personal health data The Lund Report has learned that state officials don’t expect to meet a July 30 deadline for detailed information about Oregon Health Plan patients and enrollees that would likely to be used for the a...

On an important story and a Lund Report scoop: We've learned that Oregon officials are not likely to meet a Trump administration deadline to turn over personal information about immigrants: www.thelundreport.org/content/oreg...

Oregon won't meet Trump administration deadline for immigrants’ personal health data The Lund Report has learned that state officials don’t expect to meet a July 30 deadline for detailed information about Oregon Health Plan patients and enrollees that would likely to be used for the a...

On an important story and a Lund Report scoop: We've learned that Oregon officials are not likely to meet a Trump administration deadline to turn over personal information about immigrants: www.thelundreport.org/content/oreg...

New policy threatens health care of thousands in Oregon who lack documentation The Trump administration announced a policy last Thursday that would deny access to safety net clinics for people without legal residency status

In the latest health care news from the Trump administration that is likely to hurt Oregonians, there's a new policy barring undocumented immigrants from accessing community health centers. My story breaking it in Oregon: www.thelundreport.org/content/new-...

Lawmakers set to approve bigger Oregon Health Authority budget Revised plan includes nearly 300 hires despite Republican criticism and expected federal funding cuts

For those who follow Oregon spending: Legislative budget writers just approved a bigger budget for the Oregon Health Authority, one of the biggest agencies in the state. @thelundreport.bsky.social www.thelundreport.org/content/lawm...

Who Gets ‘Panzer’ Tattooed on Their Arm? The ink that tells the story of Trump’s second term

The Atlantic's Ali Breland has a good story on a questionable tattoo on Joe Kent, the southwest Washington two-time failed congressional candidate.

"Who Gets Panzer Tattooed on Their Arm?"

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Trump sends America into a downward spiral In less than 75 days, Mr. Trump has made us poorer, weaker, less healthy, less prepared for the future, less competitive, more isolated, and less free.

In less than 75 days Mr. Trump has made us poorer, weaker, less healthy, less prepared for the future, less competitive, more isolated, and less free. With everything at stake, those rich folks need to grab an oar and row with the rest of us. My latest:

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My former reporter @bbotkin.bsky.social kicked it out of the park with this tale of the death of a man in the Oregon State Hospital. He offers an inside look at complaints aired by health authority staff at a meeting with OHA director, Sejal Hathi. lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/latest...

After Oregon governor steps in, Providence and nurses union resume talks amid strike • Oregon Capital Chronicle At Gov. Tina Kotek's urging, Providence officials and the nurses union have resumed in-person talks in an effort to end the strike.

So Gov. Tina Kotek tells Providence/Oregon Nurses Association to get down to serious negotiations. Today. @bbotkin.bsky.social has the story. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/01/29/a...

Correction: Democratic attorneys general, including AG Rayfield in Oregon, haven't filed their suit against the funding freeze yet but a federal judge in a separate case brought by nonprofits did order a freeze on the freeze.

Oregon joins lawsuit while state officials scramble to respond to Trump order freezing federal funds • Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon leaders were scrambling after an announcement from the Trump administration that it was freezing many federal funds.

So a federal judge has blocked Trump's funding freeze, but will his administration abide by that order? We'll have to wait and see. In the meantime, our story on the impact and concern in Oregon: oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/01/28/o...

U.S. Senate confirms Mustafa Kasubhai as Oregon district judge • Oregon Capital Chronicle The U.S. Senate confirmed Oregon Magistrate Judge Mustafa Kasubhai to a lifetime appointment on the U.S. District Court for Oregon.

News in the long-stalled process to get Magistrate Judge Mustafa Kasubhai confirmed to a lifetime U.S. District Court appointment. @jmshumway.bsky.social has the details oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/11/19/u...

Robert Reich, labor secretary under former-President Clinton, says that Trump's controversial appointments, in part, are meant to smoke out any opponents in the Republican Party. "He's primarying them..."

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Enrollment in individual health insurance now open through mid-January – Oregon Capital Chronicle The tens of thousands of Oregonians who buy their own health insurance can now start shopping for the best plan for next year.

Just a reminder to the tens of thousands of Oregon residents who buy their own health insurance. Open enrollment runs Nov. 1 through Jan. 16. But you need to sign up by Dec. 15 to have coverage starting Jan. 1.

McLeod-Skinner seeks rematch with Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon's 5th Congressional District – Oregon C... Attorney Jamie McLeod-Skinner will seek a rematch with Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District.

And so @JamieforOregon is looking for a rematch in the 5th Congressional District with @LChavezDeRemer @jmshumway.bsky.social has the story: oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/07/10/mcleod-skinne...

New Alzheimer’s Drugs Spark Hope for Patients and Cost Concerns for Medicare The Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to Leqembi, a new Alzheimer’s drug, on July 6, 2023. This updated policy watch focuses on the implications of Medicare coverage of the d…

There's this: This: @US_FDA approves Alzheimer's drug Leqembi @CMSGov will foot 80% of $26,500 price tag. It's only for mild symptoms; can cause brain bleeds/kill you. Doesn't stop the disease either.

Study shows Oregon Coast gray whales consume millions of harmful bits of plastic, clothing – Orego... Oregon State University researchers estimate gray whales in the Northwest consume millions of microplastics, clothing fibers each day.

Poor gray whales. We toss our plastic, it ends up in streams and floats to their bellies. @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social has the details: oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/study-shows-orego...

Dozens of advocacy groups disappointed food assistance bill fails – Oregon Capital Chronicle Senate Bill 610, which would have paid for supplemental food assistance for 62,000 undocumented immigrants in Oregon, has died in committee.

Bill that would have given undocumented immigrants food assistance money has failed, disappointing advocates. @lynneterry.bsky.social talked to a woman whose family could have benefitted. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/06/14/dozens-of-adv...