Regence and Salem Health are back in talks after thousands of Salem patients lost in-network coverage at the city's only hospital on Jan. 1.
The insurer and health system are at odds over the amount Regence will pay Salem Health to care for patients.
The shift has led to some confusion over health care access meantime. Reporter Abbey McDonald explains that emergency room visits and resulting emergency care must be covered in-network under federal law. More details are in her story below.
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The Salem city budget committee met on Wednesday night to discuss the updated projection for the city’s budgetary deficit. Last Friday, the city announced that its forecast review team, a…
Watchdog groups are calling for the state to require more transparency from lobbyists who work for fossil fuel companies as well as governments and environmental groups fighting against climate change.
Employees who have worked for the Salem-Keizer School District since 2008 may have had Social Security numbers and other sensitive information compromised in a recent vendor data breach.
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