New Avalere analysis finds that exchange enrollment is on track to reach 5.4 million by the end of March when open enrollment is set to end. That number falls short of current Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that six million people will enroll in exchanges in 2014.
The Arizona Journal of Pharmacy’s Winter 2014 issue notes that across the U.S., “poor medication adherence leads to poorer health, more frequent hospitalizations, higher risk of death and costs our medical system as much as $290 billion each year.” Here in Oregon, providers, pharmacists, and patient groups are addressing this growing issue by bringing forth legislation to help all Oregon patients better manage their medications. Medicare Part D plans starting doing this in January.
The Joint Committee on Ways and Means yesterday passed Senate Bill 1542-A on an 19-7 vote. The bill moved to the Senate floor, where it had its second reading this morning.
Mar 4, 2014
Trillium Unveils Access to Care PlanChristen McCurdyTue, 02/25/2014 - 10:45
The expansion of the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) occurred at the same time Trillium, the Coordinated Care Organization in Lane County, is working to change how providers take care of OHP patients and how they receive reimbursement for their services.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and Consumer Reports have created a free, easy-to-use tool that helps people learn how to lower the cost of health insurance plans offered through the new state marketplaces with the health premium tax credit.