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It's Been A Good Year So Far For Health Insurers

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Oregon's largest commercial health insurers racked up solid profits through the first half of 2019, as they took advantage of a brief reprieve from an Affordable Care Act fee that has cost them millions of dollars in past years.

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Elon Glucklich

In 2020, Health Insurance Rates Could Rise As High As 9%, 13%

The roughly 350,000 Oregonians who buy individual or small-employer health insurance plans face a range of premium increases in 2020 going as high as 8.9 percent for individuals and 13.1 percent for small groups, under preliminary rates the state issued Wednesday.

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Christian Wihtol

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.

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Jessica Floum

More Oregonians Had Health Insurance in Q1 of 2018 – But Fewer Got it at Work

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Providence Health Plan covers more Oregonians than any other insurer, including a significant share who buy individual plans on the Affordable Care Act-created exchange.

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Courtney Sherwood

Salem Health Ends Contracts with United and Regence

In both cases, the parties could not reach an agreement over reimbursement.

Salem Health played hardball, and severed its contract with a long-standing insurer, United Healthcare, according to a memorandum sent by hospital officials that was obtained by The Lund Report.

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Diane Lund-Muzikant

Regence Executive Files $3 million Lawsuit in Multnomah County Circuit Court

Dr. Michael Kaufman alleges he was fired without cause as executive medical director for Regence’s Utah plan.

A $3 million lawsuit in Multnomah County Circuit Court has been filed against Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon, its parent company, Cambia Health Solutions, and its chief medical officer, Dr. Csaba Mera.

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Diane Lund-Muzikant

Health Insurers Premera, Regence Report Gains in Surplus Cash

Two of the state's three largest health insurers report gains in their surpluses, just as Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler continues to argue that the funds those nonprofits have amassed go far beyond what might be needed

Republished courtesy of Kaiser Health News and the Seattle Times

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Carol M. Ostrom

Bart McMullan Appeals to PEBB

The Regence president contends it's a better fit than Providence for public employees

May 21, 2009 -- After losing a multi-million dollar contract it’s held for over 20 years, Regence BlueCross BlueShield is fighting back. It’s trying to persuade officials that they made a serious mistake by choosing their competitor, Providence Health Plans, as the statewide PPO for 102,507 public employees and their dependents.

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Diane Lund-Muzikant

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