Flanked by former Oregon Health Authority Director Bruce Goldberg and former Gov. John Kitzhaber, Rep. Ben Bowman on Wednesday addressed members of the House Committee on Behavioral Health and Health Care.
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The amount paid in deductibles by patients each year is increasing and is growing faster than the amount paid in co-insurance and copays.
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A state report finds that Oregonians saw deductible expenses grow 31.9% over seven years as companies increasingly offer thinner coverage that shifts costs, risks to employees
Managers said condoms were distributed to patients for ‘self-care,’ but failed to appropriately protect against sexual assaults and attack, inspectors found
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Ralph Magrish, executive director of the Oregon Prescription Drug Affordability Board, said the pharmaceutical industry is spreading misinformation about proposed price caps at the board's April 17, 2024 meeting.
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The pharmaceutical industry and patient groups are opposing a price cap proposal headed for lawmakers, prompting a prominent state staffer to speak out
Apr 30
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Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023.
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State hospital staff kept emergency response equipment in different rooms, sparking concern. State officials say they’re fixing it
Apr 29
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Emily Harris (left) moderates an Oregon Health Forum panel on “Oregon’s health crossroads." The panel included Gov. John Kitzhaber, former Oregon Health Authority leader Bruce Goldberg, new Oregon Health Authority Director Sejal Hathi, LifeWorks NW CEO Mary Monnat and state Rep. Rob Nosse.
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Architects of reforms to the Oregon Health Plan championed their vision, while the state’s new health chief offered her ideas on how to improve care for low-income Oregonians
Apr 25
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Amid a primary care shortage, a Eugene lawmaker and others want the health care giant to stop enforcing contracts that prevent doctors from providing care in the area after they quit
Apr 25
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A critical care nurse at OHSU receives a vaccine during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A new national state scorecard confirms dramatic inequities, finds regional variations
Apr 23
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Members of Oregon's Universal Health Plan Governance Board meet for the first time in Salem on April 16, 2024. From left, Dr. Helen Bellanca, the board's chair; Dr. Bruce Goldberg, a veteran public health official; Debra Diaz, a physicians associate; Warren George, a retired businessman and the board's vice-chair.
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JAKE THOMAS
After Gov. Kotek raised questions over its justification, appointed board will try to forge clear, specific answers to how the state could succeed where others have not