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Health Net President Chris Ellertson Leads with 86 Percent Salary Increase

Health Net President Chris Ellertson Leads with 86 Percent Salary Increase

Looking at the executive compensation among health insurance executives in 2012, John Stellmon, who retired from Regence last April, was the highest paid, earning $1.8 million, a 537% increase from 2011
  April 17, 2013 – The profit margins of Oregon’s health insurance companies remained razor thin last year, but that didn’t hinder any of their top executives from taking home bigger paychecks.
 
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Hospital Finances: A Look at OHSU, Kaiser, Adventist and Tuality

Hospital Finances: A Look at OHSU, Kaiser, Adventist and Tuality

All of Kaiser's hospitals walked away with the highest profit margin in 2011 followed by OHSU Hospital and Adventist Medical Center, while Tuality Community Hospital ended up in the red
April 5, 2013 -- This story is the fourth in a series that is examining the state of Oregon hospitals. Today, the Lund Report looks at OHSU Hospital, Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, Adventist Medical and Tuality Community Hospital. Read More >>
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PEBB Faces Lawsuit for Refusing to Cover Gender Transitioning

PEBB Faces Lawsuit for Refusing to Cover Gender Transitioning

At almost the same time, the Portland City Council made a unanimous decision to offer such coverage, becoming the third governmental body after Multnomah County and the city-county of San Francisco
July 7, 2011 -- On June 21, Alec Esquivel, a transgender man who works for the state of Oregon as a legal clerk, filed suit against the Public Employees Benefit Board for failing to cover surgeries and hormone treatments he needs to complete gender transitioning. Read More >>
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OEBB Approves Rate Renewals

OEBB Approves Rate Renewals

Rates go up by at between 4-9 percent for Providence, Kaiser and ODS plans
May 4, 2011 -- The Oregon Educators Benefit Board (OEBB) met last Thursday and voted to approve plan design changes and rate renewals for its health plans.
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School Districts Post Unusually High Claims

School Districts Post Unusually High Claims

A recent analysis shows that 99 percent of employees who had Providence or ODS insurance filed a medical or pharmacy claim
October 26, 2010 -- School district employees continue using more healthcare services than their national counterparts, according to consultants for the Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Read More >>
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Hospitals and PhRMA: Get Ready for Cost Cutting

Hospitals and PhRMA: Get Ready for Cost Cutting

Insurance executives gather in Portland to discuss the implications of federal health reform and find ways to control costs
September 28, 2010 -- No one denies that federal health reform is going to increase costs, but even the top ranking insurance executives in Oregon acknowledge they can’t quantify that number. Read More >>
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OCHIN Receives $2 Million Research Grant

OCHIN Receives $2 Million Research Grant

The health information technology organization will partner with OHSU and Kaiser’s Center for Health Research
September 15, 2010 – OCHIN, an Oregon-based nonprofit comprised of 37 community health centers, has received a $2 million Community Health Applied Research Network grant, according to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The funding is over a three-year period. Read More >>
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Consumers Union Questions Record Surplus

Consumers Union Questions Record Surplus

Regence is one of seven Blue Cross plans the consumer group accuses of hoarding a record surplus while drastically raising rates
July 29, 2010 -- Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance companies across the country have defended record surplus levels showcased in a Consumers Union report last week, and Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon is no exception. Read More >>
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PEBB Expected to Increase Rates

PEBB Expected to Increase Rates

The Public Employees Benefit Board is likely to approve an overall 9.93 percent hike when it meets Friday afternoon
July 7, 2010 -- Now that the $34 million hole has been plugged for state employee benefits for 2011, the Public Employees Benefit Board is preparing to accept rate increases to cover that gap when it meets on Friday afternoon. Read More >>
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"Quit Smoking" Programs Reduce Premiums

"Quit Smoking" Programs Reduce Premiums

How a new law requiring insurers to boost smoking cessation benefits is a win-win for everyone, that is, if they know about it
May 26, 2010 -- A months-old Oregon law that requires health insurers to offer benefits encouraging people to quit smoking could become one of the state's most cost-effective healthcare policies, at least in one doctor's opinion. Read More >>
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