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Oregon pen pal club forges intergenerational connections
Every other Wednesday, a Lincoln High School classroom is packed with students writing letters during their lunch period. There, high schoolers correspond with their pen pals, who are local memory care or assisted living residents. These biweekly gatherings are Memory Care Connections meetings, a club founded by Lincoln High School seniors Henry Carpenter and Adrian…
Hospitals push for a change to Oregon law that could increase medical debt among low-income patients
Oregon lawmakers are considering weakening a key guardrail established to protect low-income patients from becoming ensnared in debt. Currently, tax-exempt hospitals must screen patients for charity care eligibility if they are uninsured, enrolled in Medicaid or owe more than $500 after insurance. A seemingly small provision in House Bill 4040, a sprawling health care bill…
