Providence Plans Heart Transplant Program To Fill Vacuum Left By OHSU
Providence Health & Services said Thursday it will start a heart transplant program thanks in part to a $75 million gift from Phil and Penny Knight.
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Oregon Health Insurance Companies Report Big Losses In 2018
Three of Oregon’s six largest commercial health insurers reported losses in 2018, as did several dental plans and Medicaid payers even though the market was fairly stable.
OHSU Suspends Heart Transplant Program Indefinitely
Providence Health & Services, which has a robust cardiology program, is bracing for an influx of patients.
Oregon Health & Science University announced late Friday that it was halting the state's only heart transplant program indefinitely.
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.
Dr. Robin Henderson Joins Providence Medical Group
She is expected to play a commanding role at Providence after leaving St. Charles Medical Center
The Providence Medical Group has snagged one of the state’s leading psychologists as its behavioral health director.
Open Enrollment Set for Nov. 1 as State Agency Targets Uninsured
The new Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace is targeting counties in northwest Oregon to get at the 116,000 people who could be buying plans on the federal exchange but remain uninsured. While some consumers may re-enroll automatically, massive price spikes at Moda Health and Lifewise may cause a massive shift in the market as consumers opt for cheaper plans at Kaiser, the Oregon Health CO-OP and Providence.
The remaining operations for the state’s insurance exchange appear to have shifted tranquilly from the wreckage of Cover Oregon over to the Department of Consumer and Business Services, with 2015 enrollment at 107,000 people -- up from 70,000 in 2014.
OHSU, Salem Health Spread Their Wings
The looming question is which other hospitals will join the newly created OHSU Partners.
Now that OHSU, Salem Health and Tuality Healthcare are joining hands to create a new endeavor, is there another hospital or two waiting in the wings?
Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Specialists Drive up Costs
Jack Friedman, who stepped down as CEO of Providence Health Plan, said a deal had been in the works to merge with PacificSource earlier this year.
Commercial insurance companies are making high margins on the business side, while healthcare costs are way out of control, according to Jack Friedman, the former CEO of Providence Health Plan.
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