Act Now For a Healthy Oregon
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Act Now For a Healthy Oregon

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On the frontlines of change

 
 
 
 

It’s time to hold hospitals accountable and create a health care system that works: for our families and our communities.  

Read reports and stories about our work to support better jobs, stronger families and healthier communities.

 

SHORTCHANGED: How hospital financial assistance practices and policies fail Oregon patients with the greatest need
Act NowOctober 11, 2022
Bigger, Not Better: The High Cost of Healthcare Consolidation
Act NowFebruary 3, 2021
Richest Oregon hospitals ranked by Portland Business Journal
Act NowJune 25, 2020
Providence Health System among wealthiest hospitals raking in billions in bailout
Act NowMay 25, 2020
CareOregon abandons deal with Providence amid deep concerns over religious restrictions on healthcare
Act NowMay 15, 2020
SEIU Local 49 Issues Statement on Committee Hearing on Health Care Prices and Consolidation
SEIU Local 49November 19, 2019
Oregon passes landmark legislation expanding charity care to more patients
Act NowJune 20, 2019media, legislature, hb3076, nonprofit hospitals, community benefit
White Paper: Kaiser Executive Salary
Act NowJune 5, 2019executive pay, salary, health chare, reports
OHSU researcher unlocks clues to Oregon's high health care prices
Act NowMay 13, 2019media, sb 888, health care, cost, premiums
In the Red for a Hospital Bed: Medical Debt & Household Bankruptcies
Act NowDecember 8, 2015medical debt, cost of care, bankruptcy, affordability, reports
Hospital Community Benefits in Oregon: Our Hospital, Our Benefit?
Act NowJune 1, 2015nonprofit hospitals, community benefit, charity care, reports
Hospital Charges: Expensive, Confusing, & Inconsistent
Act NowMarch 1, 2015cost of care, hospital prices, health care, reports
Do all healthcare jobs provide a pathway to the American Dream?
Act NowJanuary 9, 2015nonprofit hospitals, community benefit, health care, reports

Act Now for a Healthy Oregon is a campaign of SEIU Local 49. With caregivers and hospital workers in the lead, we’re holding Oregon hospitals accountable and calling for change. It’s time to make our health care system work, for our families and our communities.

Copyright 2019