The Lund Report

Health Authority Buckles to Hospital Pressure on Rules for Self-Referral Law

A bipartisan law designed to ensure that patients know their choices during a referral has not taken full effect more than a year after it passed because the Oregon Health Authority has allowed opponents of the law to exert control over the administrative process.

Sep 17, 2014
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Judge Dismisses Attempted Class-Action Suit Against Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon

Ruling: Plaintiffs did not have standing to sue over profits, executive pay.

Sep 17, 2014

ZoomCare Prepares to Enter the Large Employer Market

Denise Honzel has been hired as a senior advisor to help lead the company through the process.

Sep 17, 2014

ODS/Moda Health Loses Key Executive

Dr Bill Ten Pas, a senior healthcare executive, has announced his retirement.

Sep 15, 2014

State Punts Medicaid Enrollment to Federal Website with Cover Oregon

State official Tina Edlund told legislators Monday that the state has given up trying to conduct most enrollments for the Oregon Health Plan itself. Like the private insurance consumers, low-income Oregonians will be directed to healthcare.gov to get coverage. Cover Oregon Director Aaron Patnode also explained that a recent error means consumers with certain subsidized insurance plans will owe about $20 more than they were first told.

Sep 15, 2014

Bates Gears Up for Southern Oregon Rematch Against Republican Dotterrer

The healthcare establishment has come out solidly behind the doctor and 14-year-veteran of politics from Ashland, but Republican business interests are backing Col. Dave Dotterrer in a rematch of the closest race from 2010, when Democratic Sen. Alan Bates held on by fewer than 300 votes.

Sep 14, 2014

Internal Memo Grants Autism Coverage to Providence Employees

Separately, proposed rules from the Insurance Division on Friday to make insurance companies comply with the recent court decision against Providence forces insurers to pay for claims back to 2008 and lifts a 25-hour cap on coverage for applied behavior analysis.

Sep 12, 2014

Southern Oregon CCOs Provide Unique Perspectives to Health Policy Board

The four counties along the California border going east from the Pacific Ocean have 10 percent of the population, but four CCOs are experimenting with the delivery of healthcare.

Sep 10, 2014

Bates Wants Remaining Cover Oregon Functions Moved to Insurance Division Gwen Millius Wed, 09/10/2014 - 22:48

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Cover Oregon Director Faces Legislators

Both the Senate and House Interim Committees on Health Care and Human Services hold meetings in Salem next Monday.

Sep 10, 2014