Sterling Hanakahi, 73, and Anita Hanakahi, 70, of Tillamook say they were blindsided when Texas-based U.S. Renal Care executives announced they would close their kidney dialysis center in the coastal community Feb. 23.

Nov 19, 2024 · Four months into a legislatively mandated process of contracting with a tech company to build a new health insurance shopping website for Oregonians, state officials have canceled the effort and will start it all over again for reasons that remain unclear.. Deloitte LLP, a consulting firm with close ties to the Oregon Health Authority, was ranked by state officials as the top bidder after the ...

With continuous glucose monitors, students with Type 1 diabetes no longer have to visit the school nurse for a finger prick. But some parents say it falls to them to keep an eye on blood sugar levels from home or work — even though they may not be able to quickly reach their child when something’s wrong.

The Lund Report is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit, online news source. We exist to provide people in Oregon and southwest Washington with high-quality journalism about health care that promotes awareness and understanding of pressing issues while holding government and industry accountable.

Jan 14, 2025 · After large drops during the pandemic, life expectancy in the United States should recover to 2019 levels this year nationally and in 26 states — but not as fast as it should compared with similar countries, according to a new study. Bad habits such as junk food, smoking and illicit drug use are ...

Aug 2, 2023 · Oregon’s largest hospital strike ever is scheduled to launch Friday at 6 a.m. — despite rhetoric from both sides claiming continued willingness to bargain. More than 4,000 providers, most of them nurses, are expected to walk out across eight Oregon hospitals and several clinics. Previous limited ...

A new look at the state’s historically troubled $416 million eligibility system found that enrollment and benefit errors during the pandemic largely were not the fault of its automated processes, providing counterpoint to the state's earlier record in costly IT projects

Jan 16, 2025 · Every state has a committee of medical and public health experts tasked with investigating deaths that occur during and after pregnancy. But as data paints a clearer picture of the impact that state policies such as abortion bans and Medicaid expansion can have on maternal health, leaders in some states are rushing to limit their review committee’s work — or halt it altogether.

May 23, 2024 · Sterling Hanakahi, 73, and Anita Hanakahi, 70, of Tillamook say they were blindsided when Texas-based U.S. Renal Care executives announced they would close their kidney dialysis center in the coastal community Feb. 23.

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