Becker's Healthcare March 7, 2025
The Oregon Academy of Family Physicians raised concerns in a March 4 letter to the state merger oversight office, the Oregon Health Authority, over the Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University’s proposed acquisition of Legacy Health, also in Portland, The Lund Report reported March 6.
In the letter, physicians expressed concerns that the deal would create a major new Oregon hospital and health system “powerhouse.” The two parties signed a definitive agreement to come together under the name OHSU Health in May 2024 and filed a healthcare market oversight notice with the state health authority in September 2024. The combined system would comprise 10 hospitals, more than 32,000 employees and become one of the biggest providers of Medicaid services...