The Lund Report

Health Policy Board to Scrutinize Reforms to CCO Governance

A meeting between Rep. Mitch Greenlick and the staff of Gov. Kate Brown resulted in delegating the work of shaping legislation to rework the next CCO contracts to the Health Policy Board, which has until December to propose recommendations.

Jun 30, 2016

Could Bernie Sanders Health Plan Leave Oregon in Shambles?

Oregon Health Forum brings this issue to the forefront at its July 13 breakfast forum.

Jun 30, 2016

Legacy Playing Hard Ball with Adventist, Tuality

Now that the merger between Legacy Health and PacificSource has been consummated, the squeeze is already being felt by Portland Adventist Medical Center and Tuality Health– neither of whom were part of the deal and both of whom have strong alliances with Oregon Health & Science University, which – together with its insurance partners, Oregon Health CO-OP and Moda Health, could go head to head in competing for self-insured employers by virtue of having an integrated healthcare system. .

Jun 30, 2016

Oregon Facing Nurse Shortage by 2025

Jun 30, 2016

Breakfast Forum Focuses on Opioid Epidemic

We’ll also be looking at how to support the healthcare needs of people with persistent and chronic pain.

Jun 30, 2016

PacificSource Legacy Merger Approved by Insurance Commissioner

Oregon’s Insurance Commissioner Laura Cali has approved a merger between PacificSource Health Plan and Legacy Health that could dramatically shake up the marketplace – with the hospital system and insurer expected to take on the heavy hitters – Providence Health & Services and Kaiser Permanente – who have an integrated healthcare system and can control not only the cost and quality of healthcare from the ground up – but also have a stronghold among physicians.

Jun 27, 2016

Sacred Heart Doctors Ratify Union Contract, First in the Nation

The hospitalists at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Springfield have signed off on the very first collective bargaining agreement between an American hospital and its employee physicians. The new union, which was borne of a revolt to outsource their jobs to an independent contracting agency, had held out over a hospital resource committee which could affect staffing levels.

Jun 27, 2016

Is A Single Payer Health Plan The Solution?

On July 13, Oregon Health Forum takes a deep dive into the Medicare for All Plan advocated by Bernie Sanders that’s likely to be discussed at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Jun 27, 2016

Kaiser Permanente Recruits Northwest Members to Join National Research Bank

All adult Kaiser Permanente members will be invited to provide genetic data to help researchers improve disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention for future generations

Jun 27, 2016

Doctors and Payers Should Guide Healthcare Quality, Payment Reform

Pittsburgh expert tells the Oregon Health Forum audience that fundamental reform is needed not from health plans and health systems but from providers and purchases working together directly with Q Corp data.

Jun 27, 2016