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Officials at the Good Shepherd hospital told The Lund Report that unlike other insurers, Providence Health Plan doesn’t trust the hospitals’ judgment on hospital admissions and may later stiff them for payment. The dispute between the two companies led the hospital to send out a letter advising Hermiston residents to find another health insurance company.

Some professional and trade associations offer AHPs as a benefit to their members, but in other instances, associations are created solely as a way to market and sell health insurance.

Health Republic Insurance, a year-old health insurer that calls itself a “true non-profit,” held its inaugural annual meeting and board of directors’ election under a transparent tent in downtown Portland as a symbol of its member-governed structure.

In a car dependent society, it’s easy to forget that not everyone can drive wherever they need to go. Even in Portland, a city lauded as a leader in public transportation, not having a car can be a challenge.

Gov. John Kitzhaber announced Monday that Oregon would contain any potential Ebola virus threat by hewing closely to guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and not take more drastic steps as ordered on the East Coast to detain anyone returning to the United States who had come in contact with the disease in West Africa.