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OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

Data Paint Bleak Picture For Hospitals, But Outlook Improving

Numbers released by the Oregon Health Authority show expected declines after the pandemic hit but do not include an infusion of federal cash or revenue from the resumption of nonemergency procedures.

Sep 23, 2020
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State Doles Out Millions To Rural Hospitals With Rich Owners

More than half of $50 million is going to hospitals that are owned by large, financially resilient nonprofit hospital systems with substantial investment portfolios and net worths.

Sep 2, 2020
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Medicaid Enrollment In Oregon Continues To Swell

Oregon Health Plan membership has increased by more than 100,000 since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic but the state has enough extra funding to cover new members through the end of the year.

Aug 25, 2020

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SHUTTERSTOCK

State’s Drive To Cap Health Care Spending Kicks In Next Year

State regulators are expected to start combing through the finances of thousands of Oregon medical practices with a goal of capping per-patient spending at 3.4%.

Aug 19, 2020
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Centene-owned Trillium Community Health Plan, long active in Lane County, also serves low-income Oregon Health Plan members in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

Trillium’s New Medicaid Application Includes Portland-Area Hospitals

The for-profit Medicaid insurer has contracted with Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy for some services but failed to woo Providence Health & Services.

Aug 7, 2020
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SHUTTERSTOCK

Ranks Of Uninsured In Oregon Grow

A nonprofit group estimates that 50,000 people in Oregon aged 19 through 64 lost their health insurance between February and May.

Aug 3, 2020
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Oregon Could Lose Big In ACA Suit

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide on a case that could unravel the Affordable Care Act which led to an expansion of Medicaid, which now covers more than 1 million people in Oregon.

Jul 27, 2020
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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | RENAUDE HATSEDAKIS

Task Force On Universal Health Care Gets Back To Work 

Jul 23, 2020
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10 Health Care Companies Obtain Up To $10 Million In Federal Loan Program

Jul 9, 2020
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2021 Preview: Health Insurance Plans Up Slightly

For the 179,000 Oregonians who buy individual plans, rates would rise by a weighted average of 1.8 %, although the exact amount would depend on the insurer and type of plan.

Jul 6, 2020