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Rayfield urges closer look at UnitedHealth’s planned purchase of Corvallis Clinic

Citing concerns over patient care at the 11-clinic Oregon chain, Rep. Dan Rayfield — who is speaker of the House — wants more time for public comment and a more comprehensive state review

Jan 19, 2024
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Providence reaches deal with Regence to avert coverage interruptions

Contract disputes between insurers and hospital systems have increasingly gone public in Oregon and across the country, sparking concerns.

Jan 15, 2024

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CareOregon’s wealth in spotlight as merger nears key review

CareOregon has grown rapidly and of late has drawn scrutiny for high profits. Though its leadership says its financial success may not last, critics don’t want control of the nonprofit’s $1 billion portfolio of cash and investments to leave Oregon

Jan 13, 2024

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CareOregon merger draws opposition from former top Oregon health official

On the eve of a key state recommendation, Patrick Allen, the Oregon Health Authority's former director, said he hasn't seen a 'compelling argument' that Oregonians' interests are served by CareOregon's proposed merger into a California-based entity. The nonprofit Portland-based insurer oversees care for 500,000 low-income members of the Oregon Health Plan.

Jan 12, 2024

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Q&A: CEOs defend CareOregon merger plans, balk at specifics

Leaders of a California-based Medicare Advantage plan called SCAN Group and CareOregon, the Portland-based insurer that oversees government-funded care for 500,000 low-income Oregonians, said criticisms of their proposed merger don't recognize its benefits or the risks of inaction. The companies haven't disclosed long-term plans due to antitrust rules, they said — but growth is the goal.

Jan 9, 2024

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Asante settled Medicare fraud allegations at Medford hospital

The health system now at the center of a local police investigation recently resolved a lengthy federal probe into a whistleblower lawsuit claiming fraudulent billing

Jan 9, 2024
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Health care giant wants to buy locally-owned Corvallis Clinic chain

UnitedHealth Group would pay undisclosed sum for 11-clinic system

Jan 2, 2024
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Even without a pandemic, health care was wild in 2023

It was a year in which the health care community had hoped to recuperate. Instead, Oregon and southwest Washington saw major changes affecting workers, patients, insurers, state officials and health systems.

Dec 21, 2023

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Anesthesiologist shortage at Providence raises concerns over private equity

Surgeries were cancelled after Providence Health switched its contract to Sound Physicians and cut ties with an Oregon provider-owned company

Dec 19, 2023
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Hundreds of millions are being siphoned out of Oregon Health Plan

With more withdrawals on the horizon, some health leaders say it’s time to curb the flow of profits being pulled out of the state’s health program for low-income Oregonians

Dec 19, 2023