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State Audit Gives PEBB, OEBB Mixed Review

A review of the two state-run boards that oversee health insurance for state employees and educators praised the agencies for curbing spending but called them out over federal fines.

Nov 30, 2020
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Oregon's House of Representatives passed a bill to restore double health insurance for public employees in June 2019. | ELON GLUCKLICH/THE LUND REPORT.

Legislature Close To Restoring Double Health Care for Some Public Sector Employees

Jun 9, 2019
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A statue outside the Oregon Capitol. | ALEX VISSER/THE LUND REPORT

Dems Backtrack On Health Care Savings Under Pressure From Public Employees

Mar 27, 2019
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Business Group Analysis Finds Oregon State Employees Contribute Less To Health Care Than In Neighboring States

Jan 28, 2019

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Gov. Kate Brown May Consider Repealing Health Insurance Rule That Saves $270M Per Biennium

Jan 18, 2019
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ALI HASSOUN

Briefly: Health Authority Names Director Of Benefit Boards

Ali Hassoun, interim director of the Public Employees' Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board, has been named their permanent director.

Oct 29, 2018

State Seeks to Learn from Mistakes for New PEBB/OEBB Director

Veteran staffer Ali Hassoun took over June 1 as interim administrator of the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and the Public Employee Benefit Board.

Jun 6, 2018

PEBB Keeps Inflation Below Peers, but Legislature Demands Lower Costs

As medical inflation spikes back up to 6 to 7 percent a year after a lull linked to the recession, PEBB is having trouble keeping inflation at 3.4 percent, forcing benefit cuts, and calling into question the state’s ability to keep costs down purely through better coordination of care.

Apr 18, 2018
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PEBB Considers Ideas to Align Benefits More Closely with Private Sector

The Public Employees Benefit Board met Tuesday to hear ideas from consultants to improve the management of its prescription drug benefit and crunch data on emergency department utilization and dental benefits.

Sep 21, 2016

PEBB Slides Under Cost Caps for Biennium at Negotiation Table

The Public Employees Benefit Board signed off on 2017 premium rates for its menu of health plans, which after extensive negotiation, came in at a 4 percent hike, for an average of 3.2 percent over two years. A Providence researcher also showed the health engagement module is lowering costs for people with more complex medical needs.

Jun 22, 2016