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Maternal Nutrition and Fetal Development Focus of OHSU’s New Research Center

Dr. Kent Thornburg, whose research focuses on the developmental origins of disease, will take the helm of the Bob and Charlee Moore Institute for Nutrition and Wellness
February 1, 2012 -- Dr. Kent Thornburg, who teaches in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University and is known worldwide for his research into the developmental origins of disease, has been named interim dean of the Bob and Charlee Moore Institute for Nutrition and Wellness, a new research and education center. Read More >>

Rob Cornilles Using The Lund Report to Distort the Truth About His Opponent

A flyer, sent to voters, citing The Lund Report, falsely claims that Suzanne Bonamici supports a plan that would cut $500 billion in Medicare cuts, which is blatantly false.
January 28, 2012 – Rob Cornilles, the Republican candidate for the First Congressional District, is using false advertising to claim that his Democratic opponent, Suzanne Bonamici, supports a plan that reduces Medicare spending by $500 billion, raises taxes and hurts seniors, by citing an article that appeared in The Lund Report. Read More >>

OSPIRG Says Regence BlueCross BlueShield Must Justify Proposed Rate Increase

If approved by the Insurance Division, small businesses will see their rates increase by 4.5% in April and, jump by 8 percent starting in July
January 12, 2012 -- Before the Insurance Division approves the rate request for small employers by Regence BlueCross BlueShield, it needs to justify those increases, according to Laura Etherton, healthcare advocate for OSPIRG Foundation. Read More >>

Dr. Catherine Thomasson Speaks Out on Chemical Exposures, Nuclear Power Plants

Thomasson has become executive director of the national organization Physicians for Social Responsibility
January 5, 2012 -- When it comes to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, Dr. Catherine Thomasson is convinced that public policy and public health play a far greater role than medical care. Read More >>

Oregon’s Insurance Exchange to Determine Essential Benefit Package

Before such decisions are made, Rocky King, executive director of the exchange, wants to consult with the Insurance Division, insurance companies and stakeholder groups
December 22, 2011—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is keeping its hands off what needs to be included in the essential benefit package for state insurance exchanges. Read More >>

Kaiser on Pace to Take the Membership Mantle from Regence in 2012

After facing more than a 600,000 membership deficit four years ago, Regence BlueCross BlueShield appears to be losing its commanding lead over Kaiser Permanente
December 22, 2011 – Membership at Regence BlueCross BlueShield continued its freefall when the latest enrollment numbers were released by the Oregon Insurance Division.   Read More >>

SEIU Urges Kitzhaber to Preserve Home Care Workers’ Benefits

Caregivers may lose benefits during this winter’s legislative session
December 22, 2011 -- Rebecca Sandoval lives with, and cares for, a 97-year-old woman who, due to multiple disabilities and health needs, receives 140 hours a month of in-home care through the Oregon Health Plan. Read More >>

Oregon Healthcare Taxes Bring in $414 Million from Hospitals and Insurers

Those taxes have allowed 50,000 adults and 80,000 children to receive Oregon Health Plan benefits
December 21, 2011 -- Funding for 50,000 low-income Oregonians and 80,000 children has been the result of two health care taxes passed by the state legislature in 2009, according to the Oregon Health Authority. Read More >>

Majority of State Employees Have Chosen to Participate in Health Engagement Model

The major shift in health plan enrollment occurred in Providence Choice, which saw its membership increase by 50%
December 16, 2011—Close to 85% of state employees have chosen to participate in the Public Employees’ Benefit Board’s new health engagement model despite concern that the wellness program would tell people how to manage their health and invade their medical privacy. Read More >>

Coos Bay Dermatologist Strikes Out on Her Own, Abandons Billing Codes

Dr. Kathleen Brown says she’s received pushback from the two insurers for not using CPT billing codes
December 15, 2011 – In July, Dr. Kathleen Brown decided to leave the Coos Bay clinic where she’d been practicing since 1997 and open her own dermatology practice. It’s not uncommon for doctors to strike out on their own, but Brown’s decision had a twist: she decided to eschew the use of CPT codes, a set of medical billing codes required by the American Medical Association for reimbursement by insurers. Read More >>
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