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March 12, 2012 -- Two of Washington's three largest health insurers
reported gains in surplus cash in their annual reports to the state
insurance commissioner, whose bid for authority to consider company
surpluses before approving rate increases died in this year's
Legislature. Read More >>

September 29, 2011 – To an outsider, it sounded as if nothing significant happened when Regence officials sent two press releases yesterday acknowledging that Jared Short had changed roles with Bill Barr to lead the company’s health insurance plans in its four-state region – Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah. Short had been president of the Oregon health plan, and is now executive vice president of health insurance services. Read More >>

June 30, 2011 – State regulators at the Oregon Insurance Division plan to take an additional few weeks to consider the proposed 22.1 percent average annual increase on Regence BlueCross BlueShield individual health plans. Read More >>

June 24, 2011 -- The Regence Foundation announced that it has awarded a $20,000 grant to the Oregon Patient Safety Commission to develop a tool kit and implementation strategy to help hospitals alert Oregonians in the event that they have been harmed by a medical error.  Read More >>

June 3, 2011 – Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon President Jared Short defended a proposed 22.1 percent average annual rate increase on individual plan holders Thursday during a rare public hearing that drew close to 200 people.  Read More >>

May 3, 2011 – The Oregon Insurance Division announced today it plans to hold a rare public hearing for a proposed 22.1 percent average premium increase on Regence BlueCross BlueShield individual plan holders. Read More >>

March 31, 2011 -- The Oregon Court of Appeals will revisit today one of the largest health insurance rate increases to hit Oregon consumers, a 26 percent average hike on Regence individual plan holders nearly three years ago. Read More >>

March 29, 2011--The latest amendments to Oregon’s health exchange legislation have incensed many of the bill’s former supporters by altering key provisions around consumer protection, conflicts of interest among exchange board members and the exchange’s negotiating power.   Read More >>

March 28, 2011 -- Oregon health insurers covered fewer people and made more money last year than in recent years past according to the year-end financial statements submitted to the Oregon Insurance Division. Read More >>

January 19, 2011 – Tom Holt has been named director of legislative and regulatory affairs in Oregon at Regence BlueCross BlueShield. In this role, Holt will focus on building relationships with legislators and community leaders and lead Regence’s efforts to collaborate with stakeholders on solutions for transforming health care. Read More >>