Lynne Saxton

Lynne Saxton Reveals Her Top 10 List

The director of the Oregon Health Authority mentioned the One Eligibility system, controlling pharmacy costs, modernizing public health and regulating marijuana when she spoke at the Health Policy Board last week.

Jan 12, 2016

Rising Drug Costs, $500 Million Gap Concerns Lynne Saxton

Eight months into her job as director of the Oregon Health Authority, Lynne Saxton applauded the audience at State of Reform’s annual Portland conference for standing up for coordinated care organizations and getting 95 percent of Oregonians insured.

Sep 17, 2015

Saxton Explains OHA House Cleaning As Need for More State Spending Looms

Oregon will have to contribute an additional $500 million in the next two-year budget to meet its share of the expansion of healthcare coverage for the state’s poorest residents. Meanwhile, the Addictions and Mental Health Division has disappeared to be combined with a separate division, and activists complain about the loss of a full-time HIV care manager.

Sep 2, 2015

Saxton Close to Choosing Chief Health Systems Officer; Dannenhoffer in Running

She also briefed the Health Policy Board on the financial deficits facing her agency over the next six years.

Sep 2, 2015

Lynne Saxton Expects to Finalize CCO Rates Shortly

The administrator of the Oregon Health Authority, who sat down for an interview with The Lund Report, talked about the sale of Trillium to Centene Corp. and the likelihood of moving the transformational healthcare model into the private sector.

Aug 12, 2015

Lynne Saxton Speaks Out on Public Health

The administrator of the Oregon Health Authority spoke to public health officials about modernization efforts.

Jun 15, 2015