medicaid

January 25, 2012 – Regence Blue Shield isn’t the only insurance company in Washington that won’t participate in Medicaid during fiscal 2012-13. Read More >>

January 23, 2012— When the House Health Care Committee met earlier this week, concern was raised about how non-discrimination language would impact provider groups wanting to participate in coordinated care organizations (CCOs). Read More >>

January 5, 2012 – Regence BlueShield is pulling out of the Medicaid market in Washington, after deciding not to bid on a new contract that takes effect in July. Read More >>

August 31, 2011 -- Kaiser Health News’ Chris Weaver has an excellent story in yesterday’s Washington Post on what insurers view as a growing and lucrative market: Medicaid. Read More >>

June 30, 2011 – The Oregon Senate passed legislation last night that imposes monumental changes to the Oregon Health Plan intended to coordinate care and reduce costs. Read More >>

June 27, 2011 – The Oregon House of Representatives passed sweeping reforms to the Oregon Health Plan today by a vote of 59-to-1. Read More >>

June 17, 2011 -- In the final weeks of the Oregon legislative session, negotiations on a monumental bill to transform the Oregon Health Plan have largely taken place behind closed doors. Read More >>

May 25, 2011 -- Across the state of Oregon, local communities are already thinking about how to  integrate healthcare services under a newly revamped Medicaid program. Read More >>

May 25, 2011 -- As lawmakers finalize a bill to make sweeping changes to the Oregon Health Plan, a battle is brewing behind the scenes with the managed care organizations that currently administer the Medicaid program’s benefits. Read More >>

April 24, 2011 -- The steady decline in the number of primary care providers compared to the ranks of higher paid specialists is a problem that has plagued the healthcare system in Oregon and much of the nation for years. Read More >>