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Healthcare Costs Becoming More Transparent

An all-claims all-payer data base will reveal the true cost of healthcare services charged by hospitals and providers
July 29, 2010 -- Have you ever wondered whether a hospital in Bend or Portland charges the same price for coronary artery bypass surgery? As most of us realize, there’s not one single price. Read More >>

HIV/AIDS Funding Could Be Slashed

Counties in Oregon face cutbacks because of the state’s budget deficit
July 29, 2010 -- Counties throughout Oregon could face a significant funding cut in their HIV/AIDS programs as a result of the state’s $577 million budget deficit. Read More >>

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 >>

PEBB Dips Into Reserves to Fill $34 Million Hole

But state agencies without general fund support such as DCBS could face lay-offs
June 30, 2010 -- Labor officials got a reprieve on Tuesday when the Public Employees Benefit Board decided not to cut the healthcare benefits of state employees next year despite having to patch a $34 million budget hole. Read More >>

PEBB Deadlocks Over $34 Million Hole

Medical costs for state employees expected to increase 9.9 percent next year
June 24, 2010 – A $34 million hole for rising medical costs next year continues to perplex labor and management officials who found themselves at odds yesterday. Read More >>

Medical Costs Threaten to Cripple State Budget

Labor officials insist on tapping into reserves to help meet PEBB’s $34 million deficit
June 16, 2010 -- With a $34 million deficit looming, the Public Employees’ Benefit Board finds itself in a quandary about how to rein in rising medical costs next year. Labor and management representatives were unable to reach consensus when they met in Salem yesterday. Read More >>

Oregon Hospitals to Share $24 Million

OHSU leads the pack among the 21 hospitals to correct Medicare imbalances
June 9, 2010 – Oregon hospitals should give Congressman Earl Blumenauer a pat on the back. He helped secure $24 million for 21 hospitals throughout the state to correct Medicare funding imbalances and improve quality, access and treatment. Read More >>

State Faces Another Possible $52 Million Shortfall

Health benefits for state employees and their dependents exceed budget projections for 2011
June 9, 2010 – The projected budget cuts announced by Governor Kulongoski earlier today aren’t the only funding crisis facing the state. Read More >>

Senators Drawn Into Conflict Over Medicaid Policy

A fund-raising event and public hearing on the controversy occurred on the same day, raising eyebrows.
June 2, 2010 -- A fund-raising event for two prominent Democratic senators – Alan Bates and Laurie Monnes Anderson – occurred the same day as a controversial hearing on the fate of more than 10,000 children enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan. Read More >>

Oregon Expects $66 Million From Feds

That money will help subsidize the medical claim costs for people who enroll in the federal high risk pool slated to start Aug. 1.
June 2, 2010 -- Oregon is poised to receive $66 million over the next three years to run a federal high risk pool. A formal application was submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services yesterday.
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