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Medical Debt Contributes To Majority Of Oregon Bankruptcies, Report Finds
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Roughly 4,800 Oregonians filing for bankruptcy in 2019 listed medical bills among their debts, according to a new report.
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An Oregon program that aims to peel back the opaque layers of prescription drug pricing wrapped up its first year this week with a report to the Legislature that underlines
OSPIRG Urges State Mandate, New Exchange To Boost Insurance Enrollment
With Oregon’s individual health insurance exchange facing lower enrollment and higher premiums, a prominent consumer watchdog group is pushing for several policy changes to stabilize the individual market and rein in costs.
OSPIRG Criticizes Providence’s Double-Digit Rate Hike for 2019
The consumer watchdog argues that Providence’s trepidations about federal policy changes are unjustified and inflation trends are higher than its competitors. Providence sells almost half of all individual health policies in Oregon.
OSPIRG Urges Insurance Division not to Approve Rates that Include Unreasonable Costs
The Division is reconsidering 2017 rates for ATRIO Health Plans, BridgeSpan Health Company, Providence Health Plan and Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon and expects to announce its decision later this week.
OPINION -- We applaud DCBS’s efforts to ensure broader access to and choice of health coverage in parts of the state where insurers were initially proposing to pull out of the Individual market in 2017, including parts of Central, Eastern and Southern Oregon, and we support the effort to enable e
California acts to curtail antibiotic overuse on farm animals
Last Friday, California lawmakers approved a bill (SB 82) setting the nation’s strongest restrictions on antibiotics overuse on farm animals, after a strong push by CA Governor Jerry Br
Some proposed health insurance rate hikes may be overreacting to short-term market fluctuations
New OSPIRG Foundation analysis of 2016 rates proposed by four Oregon insurers—LifeWise, Moda, PacificSource and Regence—identifies problems and gaps in the insurers’ filings, and calls for increased scrutiny of insurers’ efforts to cut waste and improve quality of care.
Oregon health insurance companies have proposed their premium rates for next year, and according to new OSPIRG Foundation analyses released today, many have not adequately justified their prices.
Get Ready for Quick Timeline on Insurance Rates
The Insurance Division has a fast timeline to review the rate proposals from the 16 health insurers eager to participate in the individual and small group market this fall.
Now that 16 insurance companies have filed their proposed rates for the individual and small group market, the Insurance Division is stepping into the picture.
OSPIRG applauds passage of landmark health insurance network consumer protection legislation
House Bill 2468 will enable state regulators hold insurers accountable for delivering access to needed health care services through provider networks. The bill passed the Oregon Senate today and is on its way to Gov. Brown’s desk.
Statement from OSPIRG Health Care Advocate Jesse O’Brien on the passage of HB 2468 through the Oregon State Senate:
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