Kaiser Permanente to Present $100,000 Check to Mayor Hales, Kicking Off Portland Sunday Parkways' 6th Season
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For-Profit Hospitals Skimp on Charity Care
Overall, spending on care for the poor dropped statewide while enrollment climbed in the Oregon Health Plan
April 26, 2013 – Oregon's two for-profit hospitals are among the stingiest hospitals in the state when it comes to providing care for the poor.
Periodontal Hygienists, Kaiser Likely to Face Arbitration Over Union Contract
Kaiser is planning to eliminate the classification of periodontal hygienist from its next union contract, instead sending periodontal patients to the general hygienist pool
April 26, 2013 – Jackie Farlinger-King has worked for Kaiser Permanente as a periodontal hygienist – treating only patients with gum disease – since the mid-1980s, and has been a hygienist with Kaiser for 32 years.
Senate Health Committee Approves Treatment for Autistic Children
Private insurers and public health plans will be required to cover applied behavior analysis after a deal is reached between autism advocates, insurers and Sen. Alan Bates, a Medford physician.
April 19, 2013 — A landmark bill regarding autism passed the Senate Health Committee unanimously Thursday, paving the way for insurance coverage of a specialized treatment that supporters say will help severely handicapped autistic children live more functional lives.
Bates Offers Path for CCOs to Roll in Dental Networks
SB 373 requires CCOs to offer dental contracts to all dental care organizations from 2014 to 2017 before they contract with other dental care providers such as Kaiser Permanente.
This article has been corrected from an earlier version.
April 17, 2013 — Sen. Alan Bates, D-Medford, has pushed a last-minute bill that would require coordinated care organizations to first provide contracts to all the dental care organizations in its geographic area before hiring independent dentists.
Kaiser Permanente Community Giving Campaign Donates Nearly $1 Million
April 3, 2013 -- Kaiser Permanente employees showed their generosity last year by donating more than ever to the annual Community Giving Campaign.
Oregon Insurer Profits Remain Thin in 2012
However, PacificSource and ODS reported the strongest membership growth, while Regence barely grew and Kaiser lost members
March 7, 2013 -- Was 2012 the year of the health insurance upstart?
Kaiser Permanente plans to switch Clark County members from PeaceHealth to Legacy Salmon Creek
Facility will expand to provide acute care to Kaiser patients
February 21, 2013 -- For the past 15 years, Kaiser Permanente's 100,000 members in Clark County have sought non-emergency hospital care at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center
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