Regulation

Beware: Health Reform Insurance Scams

The Oregon Insurance Division issued the following warning to consumers
April 13, 2010 -- The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services is asking consumers to report any attempts by salespeople to use federal health care reform to pressure them into buying insurance. Read More >>

Oregon Department of Justice Expands Health Fraud Unit

Illegal activities such as abuse and neglect can now be uncovered
March 30, 2010 -- Uncovering Medicaid fraud received a financial boost when Oregon’s Department of Justice increased its budget by half a million dollars. Read More >>

Eight Tanning Bed Owners that Didn’t Pay Their Fees

Proposed legislation in 2011 could strengthen regulation, increase fees
March 10, 2010 -- State regulators that oversee tanning salons plan to ask the Oregon legislature next year to increase fees and enhance their enforcement tools. Read More >>

Rachel Oh Helps Consumers with Insurance

See who's answering calls at the consumer complaint desk
March 4, 2010 -- As the consumer liaison in the Insurance Division, Rachel Oh works with a staff of advocates to help people answer their insurance questions or file complaints against insurers or insurance agents. Read More >>

Coming Down on Anthem Blue Cross in California

Two LA Times stories investigate the financing and regulatory malfeasance of Anthem and parent Wellpoint
February 24, 2010 -- The recent focus on Anthem Blue Cross in California for excessive rate increases mirrors much of our reporting at The Lund Report about premium increases in Oregon. Read More >>

Insurance Division Fines Regence

400 employees face layoffs by the state’s largest insurer
November 12, 2009 -- Regence BlueCross BlueShield officials are in a world of hurt these days. Not only will the state’s largest health insurer lose 103,000 members to Providence Health Plan in January, but the Oregon Insurance Division has fined the company $5,000. Read More >>

Oregon Takes Lead in Insurance Cost Scrutiny

Health insurers will soon have to report every administrative cost from furniture to moving expenses
July 23, 2009 -- When Oregon regulators analyze insurance premiums next year, they’ll take a closer look at administrative costs than nearly any health insurance regulator in United States history. Read More >>

Complaints Lead to Fines on Insurers

The relative number of complaints remained low, but state regulators took action in several cases
July 15, 2009 -- The number of complaints against health insurance companies remained flat in 2008 despite efforts by the Department of Consumer and Business Services to spread the word. Of the 30 companies based in Oregon, only 694 complaints were filed. Read More >>
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