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Salem Health, Santiam Hospital will seek state approval for merger
State regulators must approve a proposed merger between Salem Health and Santiam Hospital & Clinics. Santiam leaders said they expect to keep existing clinics and facilities open under the merger.
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Oregon attorney general sues drug companies over ‘skyrocketing’ insulin prices
Attorney General Dan Rayfield accused some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies of conspiring to artificially inflate insulin prices.
Oregon will keep its childhood vaccination schedule, despite CDC changes
Oregon and other western states will continue to follow childhood vaccine recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cut back its list of recommended immunizations.
Oregon Health Plan to remain in network at Salem Health in 2026
Salem Health and PacificSource reached a new contract agreement to cover patients on Medicaid in the new year. A PacificSource spokeswoman confirmed the deal Wednesday, saying it includes Oregon Health Plan members, OHP Bridge and those on the Healthier Oregon program.
First-in-the-nation Oregon law capping state employee hospital payments is working, study says
A leader of the state’s top hospital industry group called research into Oregon's law capping state employee hospital payments “disconnected from reality and tone deaf.”
COLUMN: 8 Medicare rules that might surprise you
Jim Sellers, former Oregon journalist and state agency employee, writes a regular column to help thousands in Salem deal with the confusing world of Medicare and federal benefits. He's available to answer your questions.
TOP STORIES: Sentenced to the Sidewalk, health care challenges
Reporter Abbey McDonald shares insights on her top stories from 2025.
Oregon leads lawsuit over efforts to ban gender-affirming care for minors
Oregon has filed 53 lawsuits against the federal government this year.
State can’t show progress five years after massive drug treatment expansion, audit finds
The Oregon Health Authority has not established systems to allow the public to judge whether the $800 million spent on Measure 110 treatment and recovery programs so far is having the desired effect, according to a new report.