When Midwifery Care Is Out of Reach
Home births in Oregon surged in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic — but insurance coverage for midwifery care is rare.
- Published in Health Care
BALA’s Next Shift
Portland-based BALA Footwear rocketed to almost immediate success in the early months of the pandemic. But a dispute between founders and its marketing team alienated its core customers, and now the startup is pivoting.
- Published in Health Care
Nurses' New Gig
A Eugene-based company aims to be ‘Uber for nursing’ — a win-win for understaffed hospitals and for nurses looking to make extra money. But skeptics say hospitals’ staffing problems run deeper.
- Published in Health Care
Care Scare
The shortage of direct-care workers and CNAs is going from bad to worse. How will Oregon find the labor needed to care for an aging population?
- Published in Health Care
Measure 110: Making the Miracle of Recovery Possible for People Across Oregon
Julia Mines, executive director of the Miracles Club, writes about Measure 110's impact
- Published in Opinion
How to Cultivate Diversity and Equity
Leaders at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt and OHSU talk about what works and what doesn’t in today’s business climate.
- Published in Opinion