OSPIRG

Consumer Tips: Keep Your Health Plan or Switch for 2014?

OSPIRG offers top tips and a checklist to help consumers weigh their options

Dec 13, 2013

Kitzhaber Administration Takes Action on Health Care Costs

At the direction of Gov. Kitzhaber, the Oregon Health Policy Board has adopted an OSPIRG Foundation-backed proposal to address the rising cost of health care.

Dec 5, 2013

OSPIRG to Offer Free Health Insurance Class

Dec 3, 2013

Food Safety Scares 2013: How FDA Delays are Putting American Lives Risk from Unsafe Food

Oct 30, 2013

OSPIRG Helps Oregon Students Navigate New Health Insurance Landscape

OSPIRG Launches Project to Bring Facts and Tips to thousands of College Students Across Oregon.

Oct 3, 2013

Twenty Top Generic Drugs Delayed By Industry Payoffs

July 11, 2013 -- Oregonians with cancer, heart disease, epilepsy and other conditions have been forced to pay an average of 10 times more than necessary for at least 20 blockbuster drugs, according to a report released today by the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG) and Community Catalyst.

Jul 11, 2013

Health Insurance Rates to Rise 8-14% for Many Oregon Small Businesses

March 26, 2012 -- PacificSource should provide more details to justify its proposed rate hike on small businesses, according to a new OSPIRG Foundation analysis. If approved, the insurer will raise rates 5.56% on average beginning in July, affecting 35,224 Oregonians enrolled in coverage through a small business employer.

Mar 26, 2012

PacificSource Proposes 5.56% Small Business Rate Hike

March 19, 2012 -- PacificSource is proposing to raise rates an average of 5.56% on small businesses, affecting 35,224 Oregonians enrolled in coverage through a small business employer. The insurer will explain its justification for the rate increase at a hearing held by the Oregon Insurance Division.

Mar 19, 2012

Health Exchange Clears Oregon Legislature

March 6, 2012 -- Consumers might see decent affordable coverage on the horizon, now that Oregon lawmakers have given the green light for the new Health Insurance Exchange. “This is good news for consumers,” said Laura Etherton, OSPIRG health insurance advocate, “But our work has only begun – the devil will be in the details.” Passage of the exchange law marks the beginning of the next phase in setting up Oregon’s new health insurance marketplace, a phase that consumers and small businesses will be watching closely.

Mar 5, 2012