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The study identified nearly 10 million health services Oregonians received between 2016 and 2018, and found that 40% of those services provided little medical benefit compared to their costs.
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The judgment settles the Portland insurer's four year battle against the federal government over risk corridor payments under the Affordable Care Act.
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Patient spending on dental care could be up to 40% lower this year compared to pre-COVID-19 estimates.
Supporters say they have enough signatures for an initiative which would allow the use of magic mushrooms in a controlled setting as a mental health therapy.
If the Oregon Health Authority gets the go-ahead, Multnomah County restaurants, bars, gyms and other public facilities could start reopening the following day.
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Commercial health insurers in Oregon struggled to stem financial losses through the first quarter of 2020, previewing what could be a chaotic year for the insurance industry as the coronavirus pandemic continues to upend the health care system.
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In mid-March, as Oregon health officials braced for a crush of COVID-19 cases, Gov. Kate Brown ordered hospitals to postpone elective surgeries to ensure adequate bed space and equipment for coronavirus patients.
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Oregonians who purchase individual or small-group health insurance plans on the marketplace will see only modest rate increases in 2021, the second straight year cost growth has been held largely in check after years of steep price hikes.
A new home-based COVID-19 testing initiative is putting Oregon State University and the city of Corvallis at the national forefront of the coronavirus pandemic response.
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Practically overnight, the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed Oregon Health & Science University from a broad health care academic center into an incubator for coronavirus testing innovation.
