The Lund Report

Aspire Health Plan Selects PH Tech as Technology and Services Provider

Monterey based health plan partners with Salem based BPO

May 6, 2016

Oregon Ranks Among Highest in Healthcare Costs

Out of 162 basic medical services analyzed in a national study, Oregon ranked near the top for high costs with only seven states more expensive. Oregon scored 34 percent above the national average for a majority of basic healthcare services performed.

May 6, 2016
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Coalition of Communities of Color searches for New Advocacy Director

And be sure not to miss all the new jobs from FamilyCare Health, The Native American Youth and Family Center, Oregon Public Health Institute, Central City Concern, and PH Tech.

May 6, 2016

Doctors call for single-payer health reform, cite need to move beyond the Affordable Care Act

May 6, 2016

Mothers’ Excess Pregnancy Weight Gain and Elevated Blood Sugar ‘Imprint’ Obesity in Children

Kaiser Permanente study first to show that these risk factors affect normal weight babies, making them more likely to become obese children

May 6, 2016

ACHP Supports Medicare Proposals to Reform Part B Rx Payments

May 6, 2016

Zoom+ Offers Stand-Alone ER for Patients Eager to Avoid Cost and Chore of Hospital ER

Acknowledging that most patients who navigate hospital emergency rooms don’t need to be at the hospital, Zoom+ has expanded its transparent and easy-access model from primary care clinics to a new facility focused on emergency needs that can be handled in an outpatient setting for a fixed price of $299.

May 6, 2016

Wyden and Merkley Seek To Cap Drug Costs for Seniors

Unlike Obamacare individual insurance plans, Medicare Part D drug plans have no cap on out-of-pocket costs, leaving seniors to skip pills or go for broke. The senators also renewed their call for Medicare to negotiate on drug prices. Meanwhile, Rep. Mitch Greenlick still hopes Oregon can take the initiative and relieve drug costs at the state level.

May 6, 2016

Financial Documents Show Oregon Hospitals Profitable in 2015

During the same time, charity care reached its lowest level since 2008.

May 4, 2016
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New Medicaid Waiver Seeks to Relieve Housing, Behavioral Health Crises

The proposal for renewing Oregon’s Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program waiver includes a significant emphasis on supportive housing for beneficiaries.

May 4, 2016