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CUP Awaits Ruling in HCA Medicaid Case

April 12, 2012 -- For nearly two decades, Columbia United Providers (CUP) has prided itself on creating a healthcare model that works for patients and providers in the most cost-effective manner possible.

Apr 11, 2012

Raymond Hare (left), 92, Gina Roberts (middle) and Edith Overstreet, 92, live at A Place to Call Home in Tigard. Roberts has been trying to get residents vaccinated./Courtesy of Gina Roberts

Elderly, Vulnerable Oregonians In Group Homes Fall Through Cracks In Vaccination Strategy

Three pharmacies in charge of vaccinating congregate care facilities signed up very few adult care homes, leaving staff to scramble to get their residents protected against COVID-19.

Feb 23, 2021
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Shown in 2014, former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, a former emergency room physician, helped created the state's innovative Medicaid program known as the Oregon Health Plan. | CC BY SA 2.0

John Kitzhaber On Medicaid: 'We've Lost Our Sense Of Vision'

Feb 20, 2019
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Abortion providers and support groups are reporting delays in seeing patients and higher demand for help. | GLORIA REBECCA GOMEZ/STATES NEWSROOM

After Dobbs, abortion access is harder, comes later and with a higher risk

Many women seeking abortions are forced to travel, overwhelming clinics in states where it’s legal. This has led to astronomical patient costs, major care delays and an increase in abortions in the second and third trimester of pregnancy.

Jun 22, 2023

Heavy Excise Tax Looms for OEBB and School Districts Without Changes

If school districts and OEBB keep the status quo, the Affordable Care Act will hit them with taxes of $11 million in 2018 and nearly $16 million in 2020. But if districts restructure the premiums paid by individuals and families, and if OEBB sees savings from a coordinated care approach in its new contract, that tax could be limited to $600,000 to $700,000 a year.

Jan 8, 2015