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Some Oregon Health Insurers Enjoy Big Profits In Latest Quarter

Increased profits, especially in the second quarter of the year, were eye-popping for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon.

Aug 17, 2020
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Oregon Scientists Find Higher Prevalence Of Viral Spread Than Expected

Aug 14, 2020

Regence Returns $11 Million To Clients In Oregon

The money is part of $35 million total that the insurer is paying out because patients couldn't access medical treatment in the early months of the pandemic.

Aug 12, 2020

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During open enrollment, people help Oregonians sign up on the marketplace. | DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS

Health Insurance Rates Won't Increase Much Next Year

For the second straight year, Oregonians shopping for individual plans on the state’s health insurance marketplace will see rate increases below 2%.

Aug 5, 2020

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Lisa Ferguson (in the front in this June photo) manages Multnomah County's COVID-19 disease detection team./Courtesy of Multnomah County

State’s Reopening Plan Falters On Weak Links

Gov. Kate Brown's prevention strategy to prevent community spread has proven ineffective amid testing delays and some residents’ unwillingness to cooperate with investigators.

Aug 5, 2020
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Multnomah County Far From Opening Classrooms

Younger people increasingly are contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in the county, with testing delays hampering contact-tracing efforts.

Aug 3, 2020

Too Few Nurse Practitioners Work In Primary Care In Oregon, Study Shows

Just one-quarter of Oregon’s nurse practitioner workforce is actually providing primary care services, according to an analysis by the Oregon Center for Nursing.

Jul 30, 2020
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COVID-19 ‘Is Widespread in Multnomah County,’ Official Says

Jul 27, 2020

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Patrick Allen is director of the Oregon Health Authority. | DAVE KILLEN/THE OREGONIAN/OREGONLIVE

Oregon ‘On A Troubling Trajectory,’ OHA Director Warns

As deaths set a new record, state health officials warn of case spikes and testing backlogs, urging residents to reduce indoor gatherings.

Jul 24, 2020

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Hard Hit Rural Oregon Counties Getting ‘Overwhelmed’ By Virus

With the COVID-19 pandemic entering its fifth month, virus hotspots have taken a marked leap in recent weeks from Oregon’s urban centers to rural reaches of the state where health officials are scrambling to keep up.

Jul 22, 2020
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