The Lund Report

In Oregon, 90,345 people signed up for coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace

HHS encourages consumers to sign up before Open Enrollment ends on Feb. 15

Jan 21, 2015

Volunteers In Medicine Receives $25,000 From Meyer Memorial Trust

Jan 21, 2015

PEBB May Be Able to Avoid Excise Tax Without Increasing Costs to Families

Mercer consultant Emery Chen proposed taking $17 million of the $101 million in tax savings PEBB would make by restructuring its health benefit plans, and using it to offset the increased cost to employees with families for six years.

Jan 21, 2015

Smith Warner Promotes Public Funding for Healthcare Study

A private study of the best way to provide universal healthcare in Oregon has foundered for lack of funds. The study was sanctioned in 2013 to rely on private funding; with little materializing, legislators such as Sen. Michael Dembrow and Rep. Barbara Smith Warner are asking for an extended deadline and public funding.

Jan 21, 2015

PEBB May Be Able to Avoid Excise Tax Without Increasing Costs to Families

Jan 21, 2015

Union Pushes For Higher Hospital Support Staff Compensation

In new report, SEIU Local 49 argues that many hospital employees are under-paid, with 1,800 in Oregon receiving food stamps

Jan 21, 2015

Legacy Water Births Targeted In Portland Lawsuit

Child Suffered Brain Damage During Water Birth at Emanuel Hospital

Jan 20, 2015

Avalere Paper Outlines Areas To Watch In Upcoming Congressional Debate On 21st Century Cures Ariel West Tue, 01/20/2015 - 11:21

This week, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Diana Degette (D-CO) outlined broad goals for the 21st Century Cures bill they are drafting.