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January 25, 2012 -- Last fall, a charity that sponsored a golf contest bought insurance to cover the $10,000 prize in case a golfer beat the odds at Heron Lakes Golf Course in Portland. Read More >>

January 12, 2012 -- Primary care practices can now charge patients a set fee that is paid regularly, such as monthly, in return for specific health care services. However, doctor offices using this approach must register with the state. Read More >>

November 23, 2011 -- Oregon voted “no” Tuesday on a National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) resolution that recommends changes to how agent commissions are considered in the medical loss ratio provisions of the Affordable Care Act.   Read More >>

  OPINION – November 16, 2011 – I wanted to follow up on your article titled “Regulators Didn’t Question $56 million payout by Regence BlueCross BlueShield” because I am concerned the article is misleading and does not provide the public with accurate information. Read More >>

This article has been corrected to indicate the compounded rate increase by ODS Health Plan since 2009 was 50.5 percent   September 21, 2011 – Officials at the Oregon Insurance Division anticipate making a decision on the 9.94 percent rate request by ODS Health Plan next week. Read More >>

June 30, 2011 – State regulators at the Oregon Insurance Division plan to take an additional few weeks to consider the proposed 22.1 percent average annual increase on Regence BlueCross BlueShield individual health plans. Read More >>

June 8, 2011 -- The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company has been fined $40,000 for improperly denying 877 claims for breast exams and Pap smears by the Department of Consumer and Business Services. Read More >>

June 3, 2011 – Regence BlueCross BlueSheild of Oregon President Jared Short defended a proposed 22.1 percent average annual rate increase on individual plan holders Thursday during a rare public hearing that drew close to 200 people.  Read More >>

June 3, 2011 – Oregon’s seven largest health insurers finished the first quarter this year with fewer members and less net income than last year, but were still on pace to have another financially healthy year. Read More >>

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