Senior Oregon Senator calls for more progress on marketing abuses, scrutiny of health care consolidation
Apr 3
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Gov. Tina Kotek said her administration will closely track the rollout of new programs and spending to address drug addiction and homelessness.
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Amid record Affordable Care Act enrollment, some insurance agents are complaining that their rivals are switching their customers to get monthly commissions.
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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum talks with an official from Planned Parenthood before a news conference about the abortion pill on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
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The 23 Democratic attorneys general have argued to the U.S. Supreme Court that blue states are at risk of being overwhelmed by pregnant patients from states like Idaho that have restricted abortion.
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A view of the Oregon State Hospital spire from the courtyard on Nov. 21, 2023.
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About 200,000 patients had faced care disruptions in Oregon
Apr 1
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Bart Klion says the doctors who have treated him and his wife “have made it possible for us to live an active and productive life.” But those health care providers are leaving the Klions’ Medicare Advantage plan. The New York couple were told they needed to find new doctors or other health insurance by March 31.
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As patients get caught in insurer-hospital contract disputes, they may be able to tap federal rules allowing special enrollment under “exceptional circumstances,” allowing beneficiaries who qualify to change plans or return to original Medicare
The Springfield, Oregon—based regional insurer says provider consolidation is making it harder to keep health care costs down — and challenging to expand its footprint. It will focus on its Oregon, Idaho and Montana markets instead.
The most common end-of-life concerns were loss of autonomy, dignity and access to activities that make life enjoyable. A growing number of people said they were concerned about the financial costs of continued medical treatment.