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Providence Health Plans Deny Chemotherapy, Land in Federal Court

A Eugene woman, Joanie Lafferty,was denied coverage for an intensive chemotherapy treatment after being diagnosed with a rare brain tumor and told she had three weeks to live
July 26, 2011 – A lawsuit against Providence Health Plans has  reached the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, and challenges whether an intensive chemotherapy treatment for brain cancer is experimental. Read More >>

Governor Urges OEBB to Cooperate in Exchange and Transformation Efforts

He is giving the board four months to create a strategy to do so
July 13, 2011—The Oregon Educators Benefit Board (OEBB) is going to be part of the state’s new insurance exchange, and will have to change the way its health plans deliver care to school district employees, according to Governor John Kitzhaber. Read More >>

Clatsop Care Project Falls Victim to Money Follows the Person Program

Now the Clatsop County Health District is struggling to recover the $587,608 it spent on developing the 40-bed housing complex in Astoria
July 14, 2011 – The tragic consequences for the Clatsop Care Health District persist long after the Money Follows the Person program collapsed, and an investigation by the Department of Justice concluded it had been badly mismanaged. The $40 million federal grant program was designed to move seniors and people with disabilities into community-based settings. Read More >>

U.S. Catholic Bishops Misunderstand Our Death-with-Dignity Laws

Meeting in Bellevue, the bishops take a firmer line on physician-assisted aid-in-dying laws and make allegations about abuses that are not supported by the experience in Oregon and Washington
July 7, 2011 -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ policy on physician-assisted suicide approved on June 16 is the latest move by Roman Catholic leaders to intervene in Americans’ personal health care decisions. Read More >>

Legislative Healthcare Committees Begin Crafting Interim Agendas

Updates on health transformation and the insurance exchange are top priorities, but other topics expected to be discussed run the gamut
July 7, 2011—The Oregon Legislature only adjourned last week, but the House and Senate healthcare committees are already hammering out topics they’ll consider during the interim session. Read More >>

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 >>

OHSU Off to a Healthy Financial Start

Construction begins on the Collaborative Life Sciences Building at South Waterfront
July 7, 2011 – Oregon Health & Science University is financially healthier after receiving more general fund dollars than previously anticipated from the Legislature. Read More >>

Oregon Could Face Legal Action Over On the Move Program

Contractors such as Nate Roos are still awaiting payment for construction work on the adult foster homes and have reached out to state legislators for help
June 30, 2011 -- Although the investigation by the Department of Justice into the On the Move (OTM) program has been concluded, ramifications still persist with the state facing legal action from companies that haven’t been paid.
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Decision on Regence Rate Increase Still Weeks Away

Several Oregon health insurers posted lower premium rate increases than previously expected
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 >>

Mid Rogue eHealth Services Partners with OCHIN

June 24, 2011 -- Mid Rogue eHealth Services (MReHS) and OCHIN/O-HITEC announced a partnership that will advance electronic health record adoption in the state of Oregon. MReHS was founded by physicians to promote healthcare quality, access and efficiency through the effective use of information technology. They currently provide a hosted implementation of Greenway’s PrimeSuite electronic health record (EHR).
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