Chris Gray
Brown Gets Large Donations from Centene and ONA; Cambia Backs Buehler
Centene Corporation and the Oregon Nurses Association are spending big to help Democratic Gov. Kate Brown get elected, while Republican state Rep.
OEBB Bails on Wellness Program that Didn’t Show Results
The Oregon Educators Benefit Board spent $10.5 million on a wellness program its advisors now say didn’t show results in improving the health of its members, and OEBB had no way of knowing if it saved money on medical costs.
Long-Term Care Group Endorses Candidates in Contested Primaries
The Oregon Health Care Association has waded into the 2018 primary season, supporting Marty Wilde, one of two Democrats battling to replace outgoing Rep.
PEBB Keeps Inflation Below Peers, but Legislature Demands Lower Costs
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Oregon’s Public Employees Benefit Board debated a number of changes to its health package on Tuesday, attempting to keep costs under control without cutting benefits as the age of high medical inflation has returned.
New Insurance Commissioner Excited to Work in Progressive Oregon
Andrew Stolfi, Oregon’s newest insurance commissioner, started far afield from insurance, finance and health plans.
Allen Leads OHA Toward Health Reforms as Agency Dysfunction Subsides
Oregon Health Authority Director Pat Allen came on the job seven months ago amid a furor over the treatment of one of the state’s largest Medicaid plans, the last in a string of problems that doomed his successor.
OEBB Cuts Drug Benefit, Increases Dental Fees to Keep Costs Down
The Oregon Educators Benefit Board approved a list of creative solutions to keep the health benefits for the state’s teachers below the caps mandated by the Legislature.
Oregon Tackles Rise in Maternal Deaths and Stark Racial Disparities
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Rep. Janelle Bynum said that when her mother was born in Jim Crow South Carolina in the 1950s, her grandmother wasn’t allowed to give birth in a hospital.
Concussion Release Law Passes Amid Heated Debate
The Legislature passed the bill expanding the provider types who can release a student athlete for play after a concussion, but not before the bill stripped athletic trainers from the list of eligible providers.
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