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Wyden: Court ruling will affect more than abortion rights

Portland Business Tribune January 02, 2024
The Portland Business Journal covers a new finding that a Medicaid requirement to cover mental and physical health together did not lead to significant changes in access or quality of health services in the state of Washington. “There was a hope that this would be a significant catalyst,” John McConnell, Ph.D., says. “The idea was that integrating care within managed care organizations would drive positive changes at the clinical level, and that didn’t really happen — at least not yet.”

Gold Standard Lacking for Measuring Respectful Maternity Care

HealthDay January 02, 2024
OHSU is leading national research efforts to determine the role that respectful maternal care plays in improving the worsening health outcomes for people in the U.S. who are pregnant and postpartum. Study author Amy Cantor, M.D., says, “We are facing a growing maternal health crisis in this country, especially among Black women, with racism and implicit bias from care providers being a significant contributing factor.”

Portland couple welcomes city’s first newborn of 2024

The Oregonian January 01, 2024
A girl born at OHSU at 12:12 a.m. on Jan. 1 appears to be Portland’s first baby of 2024. The still-unnamed newborn is the first child of Pooja Kotadia, M.D., a Hillsboro Medical Center hospitalist, and her partner, Rounak Gandhi.

"A nice surprise": Families welcome New Year's babies

Axios January 01, 2024
A girl born at OHSU at 12:12 a.m. on Jan. 1 appears to be Portland’s first baby of 2024. The still-unnamed newborn is the first child of Pooja Kotadia, M.D., a Hillsboro Medical Center hospitalist, and her partner, Rounak Gandhi.
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