Shifting Health Care Landscape Prompts Bold Plan, But Also Concerns
Lawmakers, advocates eye post-pandemic reset for Oregon Health Plan as an opportunity to expand coverage for the working poor.
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Other States Keep Watchful Eye On Snags In Washington’s Pioneering Public-Option Plan
With prospects dim for the U.S. to adopt a single-payer “Medicare for All” program, health care reform advocates turned instead to an insurance plan designed by the government that could compete with private insurance plans sold on the health care exchanges.
Lawmakers Seek Coverage For People Kicked Off Oregon Health Plan
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With Medicaid redeterminations to resume this year, low-cost ‘public option’ discussions are gaining in urgency.
Legislature Approves Spate Of Other Health Care Bills
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The measures passed include creating a new dental profession and giving coordinated care organizations more flexibility.
Lawmakers Explore 'Public Option' To Fill Gaps In Oregonians’ Health Insurance
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The sponsor of a bill that proposes a public option for people who lack insurance wants it delayed so the state can complete another study.
COVID-19, Health Care Funding In Full Legislative Agenda
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Issues related to the pandemic are certain to dominate the session but there are plenty of other proposals in the works, including legislation on a public option.
Lawmakers Will Consider Adding A Public Option To Expand Health Insurance Coverage
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State lawmakers face unprecedented times that will force them to take a look at how the health care system works and how to bridge gaps in service.
Oregon Insurance Execs Dismiss Public Option
CEOs pin their hopes on value-based health plans that debut next year
October 27, 2009 -- The public option debated in Congress won’t gain any traction with Oregon’s insurance executives who keep comparing the proposal to traditional Medicare, claiming it’s a broken system in need of serious repair.
