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Kaiser on Pace to Take the Membership Mantle from Regence in 2012

After facing more than a 600,000 membership deficit four years ago, Regence BlueCross BlueShield appears to be losing its commanding lead over Kaiser Permanente
December 22, 2011 – Membership at Regence BlueCross BlueShield continued its freefall when the latest enrollment numbers were released by the Oregon Insurance Division.   Read More >>

ODS Health Plan Rate Hike Public Hearing Today

OSPIRG Foundation releases analysis of the proposed 9.94% rate increase
September 14, 2011--ODS Health Plan will have to answer for its proposal to raise rates nearly 10% on over 26,000 Oregonians at a public hearing today in Salem. Read More >>

Insurers View Medicaid as a Growing and Lucrative Market

A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research indicates that moving people into managed care did not reduce Medicaid spending
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 >>

Governor Appoints Exchange Interim Director

Gov. John Kitzhaber has chosen Rocky King for the temporary position
June 23, 2011 -- Governor Kitzhaber announced today that he has selected an interim director for the new Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation. Read More >>

Exchange Bill Pits Business Groups Against Consumers

A hang-up over selective contracting has the health insurance exchange bill hanging by a thread
May 26, 2011 -- Legislation to create a health insurance exchange in Oregon by 2014 is pitting business groups against consumer advocates when it comes to an important aspect of the bill that could make the end product stronger.  Read More >>

Contested Rate Increase Heads to Appeals

Oregon Insurance Division defends process past and present
March 31, 2011 -- The Oregon Court of Appeals will revisit today one of the largest health insurance rate increases to hit Oregon consumers, a 26 percent average hike on Regence individual plan holders nearly three years ago. Read More >>

Health Insurers Make More, Cover Fewer People

The 2010 financials for Oregon health insurers paints a troubling picture as nation grips for reform
March 28, 2011 -- Oregon health insurers covered fewer people and made more money last year than in recent years past according to the year-end financial statements submitted to the Oregon Insurance Division. Read More >>

Rally, Hearing for Single Payer in Salem Friday

Dissatisfied with Obamacare, single-payer advocates are taking their message to the state capital
March 7, 2011 -- Advocates for single-payer healthcare in Oregon plan to make their voices heard in Salem on Friday. Read More >>

Health Reform Expected to Shake Up Insurance Industry

Jack Friedman, CEO of Providence Health Plan, insists the waste must be driven out of the delivery system when speaking to insurance brokers
March 2, 2011 -- With healthcare reform on the horizon, the insurance industry stands at a pivotal point. Employers expect to see costs held steady, while, at the same time, more attention is focused on value-based medical care. Read More >>

OSPIRG Takes Aim at Health Insurance Premiums

In its first two reports, OSPIRG takes a scalpel to proposed premium hikes on small businesses
February 17, 2011 -- The $100,000 grant awarded the consumer group OSPIRG to analyze proposed health insurance rate requests seems to be having an impact. Read More >>
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