This article was originally published by The Lund Report and is used with permission.

Springfield-based PacificSource has begun layoffs of about 300 people, or roughly one-sixth of its workforce, a spokesperson confirmed Friday.

The layoffs follow a round of 56 layoffs reported last month. The new layoffs were announced internally early last week, sparking social media posts.

PacificSource offers commercial plans as well as a Medicare Advantage plan. In Oregon, the not-for-profit also has been a major player in providing care to people of lower incomes in the Oregon Health Plan, operating four regional care organizations that together cover about a quarter of those in the program — serving more than 356,000 people from Klamath to Hood River County, as well as Marion, Polk a

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