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Changes in Insurance Plans Confusing for Employees

Oregon Educators Benefit board makes the decision to give employees more options
January 25, 2012 -- It can be very exasperating when an employer changes health plan options and people no longer have quite the same benefits. Read More >>

State Employees, School Districts Expected to Follow Coordinated Care Plan Model

Although the CCOs are initially intended for Oregon Health Plan members, all healthcare paid for by the state will eventually use the coordinated model of care
December 14, 2011—The 600,000 people on the Oregon Health Plan aren’t the only ones who will see their healthcare delivered by the newly-formed coordinated care organizations (CCOs).  Read More >>

OEBB Considers Workplace Wellness Program

Although the board took no action to adopt the initiative, it is similar to other OEBB programs
September 26, 2011--The Oregon Educator Benefits’ Board (OEBB) received a briefing last week about a new public health initiative of Governor John Kitzhaber’s that might be right up its alley—the Wellness@Work program. Read More >>

Governor Urges OEBB to Cooperate in Exchange and Transformation Efforts

He is giving the board four months to create a strategy to do so
July 13, 2011—The Oregon Educators Benefit Board (OEBB) is going to be part of the state’s new insurance exchange, and will have to change the way its health plans deliver care to school district employees, according to Governor John Kitzhaber. Read More >>

School Districts Urge Legislators to Allow Them to Leave OEBB

Three bills introduced in the House died last week, but proponents are holding out hope for the Senate
April 28, 2011 -- School district officials are dismayed that legislators in the Oregon House have refused to let them out of the Oregon Educators Benefit Board (OEBB), but remain hopeful legislation in the Senate side will prevail.
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Health Insurance Exchange Can Learn from Beaverton School District

The district’s health plan options are being threatened by legislation requiring its employees to participate in the Oregon Educators Benefit Board
OPINION March 24, 2011 -- Oregonians should demand a healthcare exchange that promotes good decision-making. If we used evidence-based decision-making, we should look to the Beaverton School District to see how good health plans are negotiated. Read More >>

Legislation Would Allow School Districts to Opt Out of OEBB

Proponents claim individual districts will save more; Opponents warn of weakened purchasing power
March 15, 2011--A pair of bills allowing smaller school districts to opt out of the Oregon Educators Benefit Board (OEBB) and seek health insurance elsewhere is dividing the state’s education groups.   Read More >>

Weight Watchers Program for School Employees Takes Off

During the first three months, 6,157 school district employees participated in the new program
March 9, 2011 -- The Weight Watchers program launched by the Oregon Educators Benefit Board in October is taking off. Read More >>

Oregon Educators Benefit Board Uncovers Fraud by School Employees

But the board decides against an audit this year, citing a shortage of time and money
February 28, 2011 – Several instances of fraudulent claims made to the Oregon Educators Benefit Board by school employees prompted the board to consider conducting an audit. Read More >>

Educators Benefit Board Expects $700,000 Surplus

The latest figures are based on expenditures through August of this year and represent a 50-day working capital balance
November 15, 2010 -- While state agencies slash expenses and struggle to achieve mandatory budget cuts, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board is projecting a budget surplus of more than half a million dollars The surplus is based on expenditures through August of this year, 14 months into the biennium. Read More >>
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