Depending on the severity of the economic crisis induced by coronavirus, as many as 430,000 Oregonians could lose their employer-sponsored health plans in coming months, and most of those people – 320,000 – would turn to the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s version of Medicaid for low-income residents, a new report forecasts.
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Fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is likely to hit Oregon’s Medicaid program.
The rising number of coronavirus cases reported across Oregon each day is saddling hospitals with unparalleled levels of demand for patient care, bed space and medical supplies.
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As state health care providers brace for waves of coronavirus patients, it’s uncertain how Oregon hospitals and health insurers will handle the financial strain.
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Democratic legislative leaders declared the session over on Thursday, blaming the failure on Republican lawmakers who walked out to prevent a quorum and kill a cap-and-trade bill.
The Oregon Health Authority has not done enough to prevent the potential misspending of millions of dollars of taxpayer money, an audit by the Secretary of State’s office found.
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A first-of-its-kind clinic just opened on the north Oregon Coast to provide opioid addiction treatment in an area that’s been hard hit by opioid-related deaths.
A data breach at a contractor for Health Share of Oregon, the Portland area’s Medicaid insurer, has potentially compromised the personal information of about 650,000 people.
Trillium Community Health Plan has abandoned its lawsuit against three large providers in the Portland area.
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A new five-year round in Oregon’s Medicaid system has just begun and already it’s taken a toll on Trillium Community Health Plan, a for-profit insurer facing competition for the first time on its home turf.
