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Washington Orders Regence to Cover Kids

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October 16, 2010 -- Washington's insurance commissioner filed a cease-and-desist order against the Regence Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies in Washington for not selling coverage to children while continuing to sell to adults. Read More >>

High Risk Pool Takes Over Where Regence Left Off

The board administering the program will ask the 2011 Legislature for permission to cover all children regardless of their health status
October 13, 2010 -- Now that Regence BlueCross BlueShield and HealthNet decided they won’t provide insurance to children, the state's high risk pool has sprung into action. Read More >>

OSPIRG Urges Regence to Reconsider Kid Policy

But Regence stands by its earlier decision and will not offer new individual policies to children under 19
September 28, 2010 -- OSPIRG, which takes on powerful interests on behalf of Oregonians, has asked Regence BlueCross BlueShield to reconsider its decision last week to stop covering new childrenon individual policies. Read More >>

Hospitals and PhRMA: Get Ready for Cost Cutting

Insurance executives gather in Portland to discuss the implications of federal health reform and find ways to control costs
September 28, 2010 -- No one denies that federal health reform is going to increase costs, but even the top ranking insurance executives in Oregon acknowledge they can’t quantify that number. Read More >>

OHP Kids Lack Wheelchairs Outside the Home

But opponents remain concerned about potential abuse and higher costs
September 28, 2010 -- Frustrated with how long it takes to get wheelchairs approved for children who have developmental needs, a group of pediatric rehabilitation specialists has proposed rule changes to expand coverage for wheelchair-bound children covered by the Oregon Health Plan. Read More >>

Doernbecher Foundation Elects New Board

April 14, 2010 -- Ronald H. Brake has been elected president of the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation. The director of sales for Moonstruck Chocolate Co., he served as board president from 1998 to 2000. Read More >>

Rescission Ban Unlikely to Affect Many Oregonians

The number of individuals dropped by their insurer was low and children are already guaranteed coverage
April 7, 2010 -- Prohibitions on the most egregious practices of the health insurance industry that kick in later this year will have little impact on Oregonians. Read More >>

Greenlick Concedes Lawmakers Punted Tough Questions

Leading reformist gets praise yet disappointment for what legislature left out of critical reform
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July 23, 2009 -- Oregon's Legislature "avoided all of the hard questions" when it dealt with healthcare reform, according to Rep. Mitch Greenlick (D-Portland), who spoke to a group of health reform advocates earlier in the week.  Read More >>

Kaufmann to Lead New Healthy Kids Office

Advocate who led drive to insure children will now lead $11 million budget to fulfill plan
July 8, 2009 -- Cathy Kaufmann, MSW, has been tapped to lead the new office of Healthy Kids at the Department of Human Services. As the policy and communications director for Children First for Oregon, she was a strong advocate of the healthcare expansion that will provide coverage to 80,000 children during the next two years. Read More >>

PhRMA, Families USA Praise Merkley, Wyden

Reformers and drug companies team up to praise Oregon senators in the lead up to a Congressional health reform bill
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June 17, 2009 -- Strange bedfellows. That’s how Ron Pollack describes his recent collaboration with the pharmaceutical trade group, better known as the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of America. Read More >>
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