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How Much Health Insurers Pay For Almost Everything Is About To Go Public

As of July 1, health insurers and self-insured employers must post on websites just about every price they’ve negotiated with providers for health care services, item by item.

Jul 5, 2022

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Loopholes, Lack Of Staffing Stymie Transparency Of Oregon’s Drug Pricing Program

The state’s Prescription Drug Price Transparency Program was created to illuminate pharmaceutical pricing practices, but pharmaceutical companies have shielded information they say infringes on trade secrets.

Aug 30, 2021
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Zoom Care Releases Transparency Report, Including Harassment Allegations

The Portland area provider of urgent care and other services expects other health care services to follow suit.

Aug 22, 2018

Bipartisan Support for Drug Price Transparency Shows Limits of PhRMA’s Clout

While transparency advocates did not get everything they wanted from health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers, the drug manufacturers will have to explain steep price hikes beginning July 2019.

Mar 6, 2018

Coalition for a Healthy Oregon Backs CCO Transparency Bill

A last-minute intervention by Senate President Peter Courtney made a slight amendment to the bill’s creation of public meetings for coordinated care organizations, leading to unified support from the Medicaid insurers and a 28-1 approval vote in the Senate.

Mar 2, 2018

Republican Senator Objects to Secret Meetings for CCO Councils

June 20, 2013 — The Senate passed a bill that will ensure a minimal level of public oversight in the operations of coordinated care organizations, but Sen. Jeff Kruse, a Roseburg Republican, objected because it allows CCOs to keep some meetings private that he said were specifically intended to be public.

Jun 20, 2013

House Health Committee Approves CCO Daylight Bill on Narrow Vote

A personal appeal from Health Chairman Rep. Mitch Greenlick makes way for Republican support for more public interaction with coordinated care organizations, but the bill’s fate in the full House is unclear.

Apr 18, 2013

Greenlick and Shields Want to Shine Daylight on CCOs

Pair of bills would open CCO meetings to the public and give teeth to community oversight council

Feb 15, 2013

Regence Rate Decision Sparks Consumer Watchdog Approach

January 8, 2012 -- When insurance officials made a decision about a rate request by Regence BlueCross BlueShield after reviewing documents behind closed doors last summer, it raised the ire of Sen. Chip Shields (D-Portland). A strong proponent of transparency, he’s drafting legislation that would let consumer watchdog groups such as OSPIRG have access to such proprietary information, giving them intervener status.

Jan 9, 2013