affordable care act

Oregon House Passes Bills to Comply with Affordable Care Act

May 29, 2013 -- The Oregon House passed four bills that will move the state in compliance with the Affordable Care Act, which both opponents and champions have come to label informally as “Obamacare.”

May 28, 2013

LifeWise Joins Regence in Backing Away From Small Employer Exchange

Providence insists it over-calculated its proposed rates for individuals and is asking the state’s insurance commissioner for permission to adjust those rates

May 10, 2013

Cambia Health Solutions Targets Businesses with Private Health Exchange

The company, which offers insurance through Regence BlueCross BlueShield in Oregon, has launched TailorWell while pulling back from public insurance marketplace

May 8, 2013

‘Churn Bill’ Looks to Help People Switching from Medicaid to Cover Oregon

April 24, 2013 — Next year, the Affordable Care Act will allow people whose income falls below 138 percent of the federal poverty level to receive coverage through the Oregon Health Plan.

Apr 24, 2013

Dembrow Pitches Oregon Universal Healthcare Study

Funding for the study to provide healthcare financing for all Oregonians would come from private sources, and the study would consider several options, including single-payer, a public option and hybrid model to provide care from cradle-to-grave. A Pennsylvania study found a state single-payer government health insurance system would cut healthcare costs 15 percent

Apr 11, 2013

Health Committee Approves Bill to Offset 2014 Premium Hikes

April 4, 2013 — The House Health Committee has unanimously passed major reinsurance legislation, designed to offset the spike in premium rates next year when insurers are required to accept thousands of sick people who had previously been denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions such as cancer and heart disease.

Apr 4, 2013

The Hidden Truths behind Health Reform

An insurance agent raises concerns about what health reform will mean to individuals, small groups and how it will impact prices

Mar 5, 2013

Oregon Could Reduce Uninsured by 51 Percent Under Medicaid Expansion

November 28, 2012 -- Just as Oregon and other states are weighing whether to expand Medicaid, a step made optional by the Supreme Court’s June 2012 ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), findings from a new study detailing Medicaid expansion impacts on states may help inform their choices.

Nov 27, 2012

Merkley Counters Claim by Romney about Demise of Obamacare

October 17, 2012 -- In a political season where the stakes for the presidency are so high, it’s not unusual for candidates to exaggerate their promises as many analysts have pointed out. Take the statement Mitt Romney made by saying that if elected he’d repeal Obamacare on his first day in office.

Oct 18, 2012

The ObamaCare Map

OPINION – September 12, 2012 -- During the last two years, I have become an avid supporter of ObamaCare. Due to several unforeseen health issues in our family I began taking a closer look at the Affordable Care Act. It had become very clear that the healthcare industry was not necessarily a good fit for everybody, especially for those who found themselves due to job changes between health insurance companies and coverage, or those with pre-existing conditions, or even worse those without any health insurance coverage at all.

Sep 12, 2012