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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.

No significant concerns have been raised to the Insurance Division, which is conducting a full analysis, and a decision is expected by June.

Adventist Health’s proposal to absorb the financially strapped Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles has sparked numerous comments, including fierce support and opposition.

Affordable price and recent passage of state telemedicine reform law will improve access and reduce cost for daily healthcare needs.

Affordable price and recent passage of state telemedicine reform law will improve access and reduce cost for daily healthcare needs.