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Oregon’s first hospice for people with HIV added to the National Register of Historic Places
23 Feb 2025 16:34 GMT
… AIDS-related complexes in Oregon, was recognized for its … a job loss and costly medications.
Juniper House also participated … volunteer efforts and Medicaid/Medicare benefits.
HIV/AIDS … them lived in Oregon, according to the Oregon Historical Society.
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Here are the Oregon counties spending the most for health care
19 Feb 2025 22:54 GMT
… billion insurance claims — from Medicare, Medicaid and private health … care spending varies across Oregon counties
The study revealed … well as on prescription drugs.
Health spending by payer … County had the highest Medicare spending per beneficiary, while …
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Oregon Senators Wyden and Merkley, colleagues urge Trump administration to make no cuts to Medicare, Medicaid
18 Feb 2025 23:48 GMT
Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said Tuesday they have sent a letter with their Senate colleagues urging Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Donald Trump’s administration not to make cuts to Medicare and Medicaid to pay for …
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Lawmakers, experts weigh in on Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
20 Jan 2025 19:52 GMT
… Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) called the announcement “ … stand ready to defend Medicare drug price negotiation against Republican … Biden Administration, the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program continues … or switch drugs or drug plans, if a Medicare Part D …
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Oregon health Q&A: Why is it so hard to find a primary care doctor?
15 Feb 2025 15:28 GMT
… any suggestions? I have Medicare with a United Healthcare supplement … counseling.
Anyone on Medicare can call 800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227 … PCPs. Check out Oregon’s 2025 Guide to Medicare.
Q: I … a course of the antiviral medication oseltamivir (aka Tamiflu). This …
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‘That’s unacceptable’: How delays, backlogs plague Oregon’s nursing home inspection unit
06 Feb 2025 15:04 GMT
… statute and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. … and in Oregon.”
Thousands of complaints
Oregon’s survey … the only facility in Oregon receiving heightened oversight through … by staff or residents, medication errors, infectious disease outbreaks, …
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Cancer: Carolinas congressmen join chase for enhanced Medicare coverage
04 Feb 2025 21:50 GMT
… detection technology for seniors through Medicare coverage is getting another run … , California, Illinois, Idaho, Colorado and Oregon.
Medicare coverage, if the proposal is … approved by the Food and Drug Administration. It is a complement …
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Oregon lawmakers push bill to fund immigrants' path to citizenship
05 Feb 2025 04:07 GMT
… intensifies under President Trump, Oregon lawmakers are pushing legislation aimed … homeless issues, we have drug issues and all these … money.
Conroy noted that Oregon currently covers healthcare costs … be served by Medicaid or Medicare," Conroy said.
The …
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A new, non-opioid pain drug is here. Getting it to patients could be agony.
31 Jan 2025 18:47 GMT
… drugs.
Kimberly Mauer, vice chair of the pain center at Oregon … non-opioid medications.
He also doesn’t anticipate the drug will … year — aim to amend Medicare so older Americans can more … broader pain research.
“Any medication that is effective for treating …
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Suitability of Measures of Pharmacy-Based Medication Adherence for Routine Clinical Use Among Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review
30 Jan 2025 14:33 GMT
… , and 5 in Colorado and Oregon. Additionally, three studies were conducted … persistence and reinitiation of antihypertensive drugs among patients on oral diabetes … on medication and health-related problems, medication adherence, and medicare part D drug costs …