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Oregon won't meet Trump administration deadline for immigrants’ personal health data

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The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Jul 24

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...

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...

Another top Oregon State Hospital leader resigns

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The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Jul 10

"My bags are packed": Another top leader from the Oregon State Hospital resigns, saying he’s not on board with top state officials’ plans to revamp the troubled psychiatric facility's operations.
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Dr. Ryan Bell, interim chief medical officer at the state’s major psychiatric institution, says he will leave at the end of the month, saying he’s not on board with top state officials’ plans to revam...

Another top Oregon State Hospital leader resigns

The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Jul 10

"My bags are packed" -- Joanne Zuhl has the latest turmoil at the Oregon State Hospital: interim top doc resigns citing disapproval of top state health officials' plans: www.thelundreport.org/content/anot...

Dr. Ryan Bell, interim chief medical officer at the state’s major psychiatric institution, says he will leave at the end of the month, saying he’s not on board with top state officials’ plans to revam...

Legacy mismanaged retirement plan, new lawsuit claims

The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Jul 8

It's become a national trend: law firms suing employers over disappointing retirement plans. Now a Pennsylvania firm has filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that Portland’s Legacy Health mismanaged its retirement plan, while seeking unspecified “millions of dollars” in damages.

The class-action suit alleges the company made bad investments and inflated fees while the plan’s administrators profited — all at the expense of employees’ financial future

Congressional megabill will slash Oregonians’ health coverage

The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Jul 3

200,000 people dropped from health care coverage, higher costs to individuals and providers, challenges to access in rural communities and job cuts — just a few of the things Oregonians can expect from the new Congressional budget.

The bill is expected to kick more than 200,000 Oregonians off of health insurance over time while hurting jobs and providers’ income. Many others will see their costs go up.

With two landmark bills, Oregon charts new course on youth drug prevention

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The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Jul 2

More than a year ago, The Lund Report, with the University of Oregon’s Catalyst Journalism Project and Oregon Public Broadcasting, exposed Oregon's failure to help young people avoid drug use, with devastating consequences. Now, the state is taking action.
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After a decade of failing to equip vulnerable youth with tools to fight addiction pressures, state officials must now craft a statewide strategy for prevention, treatment and recovery for Oregonians u...

Adult sickened with measles in Portland area after travel abroad

The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Jun 25

Measles has arrived in Oregon, and state health officials are cautioning travelers and others who may have come in contact with the highly contagious virus. Read up on the state's notice and what to look out for at The Lund Report.

Officials say the case is not related to hundreds of others who’ve been sickened by measles this year, most of them unvaccinated.

Trump administration seeks Medicaid data from Oregon amid immigration crackdown

The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Jun 20

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The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Jun 15

Even as the Trump administration hands over some states' personal Medicaid data to deportation officials over objections that it's unlawful, feds have sent Oregon a demand for similar data. The deadline: July 30. State officials now mulling how to respond: www.thelundreport.org/content/trum...

In a move questioned for its ethics and legality, the administration is giving the state until July 30 to hand over personal data of a kind it has started sharing with immigration enforcers at the Dep...

Trump administration seeks Medicaid data from Oregon amid immigration crackdown

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The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Jun 14

Breaking: Feds have sent Oregon a demand for personal data of Medicaid enrollees for purposes of verifying immigration status, The Lund Report has learned. Per ‪@apnews.com‬, the Trump admin is sharing equivalent data from other states with immigration enforcers despite legal, ethical objections.

In a move questioned for its ethics and legality, the administration is giving the state until July 30 to hand over personal data of a kind it has started sharing with immigration enforcers at the Dep...

Providence discloses job cuts, citing darkening picture for hospital systems

The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Jun 12

Oregon's largest hospital system, Providence, is cutting 134 jobs while faulting what it portrays as onerous requirements approved by state lawmakers. Mike Francis with the story: www.thelundreport.org/content/prov...

Oregon's largest hospital system will cut the equivalent of 600 people from its seven-state workforce of 125,000, including 134 in Oregon. Leaders faulted onerous requirements approved by the Oregon L...

Scathing federal report finds additional safety lapses at Oregon State Hospital

The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Jun 11

More bad news for the Oregon State Hospital: A new 245-page report details findings of a federal inspection that found numerous problems with policies and practices at the psychiatric institution following the death of a patient in March 18.

A new 245-page report details findings of a federal inspection that found numerous problems with policies and practices at the psychiatric institution following the death of a patient in March 18.

OHSU board considers VA official to head university after other finalist drops out

The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Jun 5

OHSU board considers VA official Shereef Elnahal to take over as president after other finalist drops out.
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Shortly after announcing two finalists were being considered to become Oregon Health & Science University's next president, one dropped out, leaving Veterans Affairs official Dr. Shereef Elnahal as th...

Changes to Oregon's Death With Dignity Act will get a new hearing in Salem Monday

The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Jun 4

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The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · May 30

After a push to increase access to Oregon's Death with Dignity law sparked controversy, a toned-down bill will get a hearing Monday in Salem. The Oregon Medical Association has dropped its opposition but hospice providers have not, Mike Francis reports:

The push to streamline access to physician-assisted death around the state has sparked controversy, leading to some rewrites

Bill aimed at barring corporate meddling in patients' medical care passes Legislature

The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · May 28

Closely watched nationally, a bill aimed at barring corporate meddling in patients' care has passed the Oregon Legislature, via Lynne Terry for The Lund Report:

Senate Bill 951, an earlier version of which failed last year in the Oregon Senate, won some Republican support in both the House and the Senate, and is on its way for Gov. Tina Kotek's signature

Jim Diegel, former head of St. Charles Health System, tapped as temp for state hospital superintendent

The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · May 28

Jim Diegel, former CEO of St. Charles Health in Central Oregon, has been appointed interim director of the Oregon State Hospital @TheLundReport has learned. He'll be tasked with turning around the troubled psychiatric institution. www.thelundreport.org/content/jim-...

An experienced hospital operations strategist, Diegel is tasked to turn around a long-troubled institution that is a lynchpin of both the state’s behavioral health and criminal justice systems

Addiction experts raise alarm about cannabis use among Oregon’s youth

The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · May 14

It's not candy and it's not for kids: Attractively marketed, low priced and high-potency marijuana appeals to kids who think it’s safe to use, but it also poses serious mental health risks, including psychosis, for young users.

Attractively marketed, low priced and high-potency marijuana appeals to kids who think it’s safe to use, but it also poses serious mental health risks, including psychosis, for young users

OHSU, Legacy Health terminate merger plan

The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · May 5

Big news: Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health are scrapping their contentious proposal for a merged powerhouse that would have dominated health care in greater Portland. This story will be expanded and updated: www.thelundreport.org/content/ohsu...

In simultaneous announcements, the hospital systems cited an "evolving operating environment."

Oregon hospitals house mentally ill for long periods, dashboard shows

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The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Apr 28

The lack of room at step-down or specialty care facilities has meant hospitals are boarding patients who don’t need care, which is costly but often goes unreimbursed by insurance. Read all about it on The Lund Report.
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New state website supports longstanding complaints that hospitals have become a stopgap for holes in the Oregon mental health system

Another patient’s death, another new leader add to turmoil at Oregon State Hospital

The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Apr 16

New records and interviews raise questions about Gov. Tina Kotek's 'fresh start' for an institution that plays a crucial role in Oregon's behavioral health and correctional systems, replacing Oregon State Hospital director Sara Walker. Prominent lawyer calls for transparency, lasting change.

Kotek gives Dave Baden 30 days to issue a public plan to ease concerns, but one lawyer says Oregonians deserve more information and a lasting fix for the psychiatric facility

Oregon health officials’ effort to dodge a federal contempt order hurts people experiencing mental illness, critics say

The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Mar 21

Behavioral health providers say Oregon Health Authority officials' effort to avoid a federal judge's contempt order with a new rule effectively reserving community-based residential treatment for people facing criminal charges will hurt care and further stress the people delivering it:

Advocates are concerned that a new Oregon Health Authority rule will substitute one civil rights violation for another by reserving community-based residential treatment for criminal defendants experi...

Providence nurses approve contracts at eight hospitals, ending strike

The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Feb 25

Oregon's largest health care strike is officially over at eight hospitals, The Lund Report has learned. www.thelundreport.org/content/prov...

Oregon's largest-ever health care strike has ended after nurses at Providence's eight hospitals approved tentative deals negotiated by their union. They'd resounding rejected the union's earlier attem...

Some nurses are panning the Providence deal intended to end their 28-day strike

The Lund Report @thelundreport.bsky.social · Feb 6

Two years ago nurses at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center resoundingly rejected a contract their union negotiated. Are we in for a repeat? www.thelundreport.org/content/some...

Many nurses are going public to say the tentative agreements seeking to end Oregon's largest-ever health care walkout don't go far enough. They are voting today.