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ODS Rate Decision Expected Next Week

ODS Health Insurance has asked for a 9.94 percent increase on its individual policies starting November 1
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 >>

U.S. Senators Commend Oregon Insurance Regulators

State Insurance Administrator Teresa Miller testified before Congress on rate review
August 4, 2011 -- Oregon insurance regulators received accolades this week from a U.S. Senate committee looking at ways in which states have used federal grant funding to improve their health insurance rate reviews. Read More >>

Decision on Regence Rate Increase Still Weeks Away

Several Oregon health insurers posted lower premium rate increases than previously expected
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 >>

Regence Defends Rate Hike in Rare Public Hearing

Close to 200 people showed up to voice their opinion
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 >>

Regulators to Hold Rare Public Hearing on Regence

The largest commercial health plan in Oregon wants a 22.1 percent average increase
May 3, 2011 – The Oregon Insurance Division announced today it plans to hold a rare public hearing for a proposed 22.1 percent average premium increase on Regence BlueCross BlueShield individual plan holders. Read More >>

Insurance Division Lowers Premiums in Half of All Cases

Reductions in health insurance rate requests over the past year have saved consumers $25 million
PRESS RELEASE April 28, 2011 -- The Oregon Insurance Division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has approved lower-than-requested health insurance rates in half of the cases it reviewed in the past 12 months. Read More >>

Senate Passes Exchange Bill

Two Democrats vote 'no' signaling shaky road to House
April 25, 2011 -- The Oregon Senate passed legislation today to create a health insurance exchange without the vote of two Democrats and three Republicans. The bill heads next to an equally divided House. Read More >>

Insurance Division Resists Legislation on Rate Increases

Sen. Chip Shields, the bill’s sponsor, questions why Teresa Miller, the Division’s administrator, opposes such a measure
April 15, 2011--Sen. Chip Shields (D-Portland) is having a tough time getting the three bills he cares most about this session out of the General Government, Consumer and Small Business Protection Committee, which he chairs, and to a vote on the Senate floor. 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 >>

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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