July 26, 2012 -- Physicians and other healthcare professionals are being hit with a rate reduction from Regence BlueCross BlueShield on October 1, while the insurer is asking the Insurance Division to approve a 9.6 percent increase for roughly 53,000 people who buy their own coverage. A public hearing on that rate request will be held next Monday at 3 p.m. in Salem.There’s a bit of a disconnect between reducing provider reimbursement and asking for a premium increase, said Vern Saboe, a chiropractor in Albany who lobbies on behalf of the Oregon Chiropractic Association.
Jul 26, 2012