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Enrollment Surges by Private Health Plans During Second Quarter

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Carriers recovered their financial losses, with the exception of LifeWise. Note: HealthNet's quarterly profit was $9.9 million; an earlier version of this story incorrectly reported a loss for the insurer.

More than 14,000 Oregonians lost their employer-based health insurance in the second quarter of 2014, while many times that number signed up for new individual health plans over that period, according to financial reports filed with insurance industry regulators and obtained by The Lund

By: 
Courtney Sherwood

Poorest Oregonians Could Be Hurt By Obamacare

The author encourages Sens. Merkley and Wyden to co-sponsor legislation that would stop the subsidization of multimillion dollar corporate bonuses.

OPINION -- The Oregon Health Authority took a pratfall on technological snags of Cover Oregon. Obamacare has other snags that will create new holes in already fragile safety nets. These snags could trip the poorest Oregonians who, limited to the Oregon Health Plan, might forfeit their homes and health care options.

By: 
Dr. Kris Alman

Legislators Begin Working on Insurance Coverage for Autism

Paul Terdal, who has two sons diagnosed with autism, has been shepherding the legislation since 2009

May 7, 2012 -- Although Oregon’s next legislative session is 10 months away, work is already beginning on legislation to establish requirements for health insurance coverage of autism spectrum disorders and streamline the process of obtaining care.

A closed door work session was held at the Capitol on May 1, and included legislators, insurance industry representatives and autism advocates such as Portland resident Paul Terdal, the father of two autistic sons.

By: 
W. Scott Jorgensen

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