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Oregon Health Forum is bringing together a diverse panel to tackle this controversial topic.

PEBB’s insurers -- All-Care, Kaiser, Moda and Providence -- will be judged according to a formula similar to the state Medicaid program, which will ensure that they are doing proper screenings and management of chronic diseases as well as steering members through primary care homes rather than emergency departments.

A 0.3 percent rise in Social Security is lower than the likely rise in Medicare premiums. While most seniors cannot see a rise in Medicare higher than their Social Security increase, 30 percent of recipients will see their Medicare premiums rise as much as 22 percent. The state may need to put up an additional $77 million to cover the Medicare increase for “dual eligibles” -- seniors poor enough to qualify for Medicaid, which picks up the cost of their Medicare premium.

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