reform efforts

High Risk Pool Takes Over Where Regence Left Off

The board administering the program will ask the 2011 Legislature for permission to cover all children regardless of their health status
October 13, 2010 -- Now that Regence BlueCross BlueShield and HealthNet decided they won’t provide insurance to children, the state's high risk pool has sprung into action. Read More >>

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 >>

OHP Kids Lack Wheelchairs Outside the Home

But opponents remain concerned about potential abuse and higher costs
September 28, 2010 -- Frustrated with how long it takes to get wheelchairs approved for children who have developmental needs, a group of pediatric rehabilitation specialists has proposed rule changes to expand coverage for wheelchair-bound children covered by the Oregon Health Plan. Read More >>

Businesses Shift Premiums to Workers, Uninsured Rise

The latest figures show Oregon's uninsured rate is likely rising
September 22, 2010 -- The affordability of medical insurance cropped up this month as studies showed the number of uninsured Americans rose by 4.4 million and that employers are shifting the burden of rising premiums to workers. Read More >>

Turnout High for Insurance Exchange Talks

After a series of public forums the Oregon Health Authority is left with strong public engagement but little direct mandate
September 16, 2010 -- This time last year, a series of town hall meetings would have garnered far different reactions than the cordial tones state officials have encountered recently in a series of public forums around the state about healthcare reform. Read More >>

Rural Mental Health Shortage Reaches Legislators

Kathy Moon, a nurse practitioner in Reedsport, brings this issue before the House Human Services Committee on Sept. 22
September 16, 2010 -- Kathy Moon never thought she’d become the voice for rural Oregonians suffering from mental illness. But as a nurse practitioner working in the small town of Reedsport, she’s become acutely aware of the lack of services for this vulnerable population. Read More >>

PEBB Looks into High Risk Births

The board, which represents state employees, could decide the role of licensed direct entry midwives on Sept. 21
September 16, 2010 -- Midwives are back in the hot seat again. This time the Public Employees’ Benefit Board will decide what criteria should be used to determine whether charges for a birth attended by a midwife should be paid by Providence Health Plans, the statewide health plan.  Read More >>

Portland Neighborhoods Oppose Wireless Antennas

Residents in the Irvington and Beaumont-Wilshire areas urge Commissioner Amanda Fritz to fight on their behalf
September 15, 2010 -- People living in the Irvington area oppose the installation of wireless antennas in their neighborhood. They’re part of a growing movement in Portland against the construction of wireless antennas, citing health and livability concerns. Read More >>

Lane County State's Top Fetal-Infant Mortality Rate

That rate is prevalent and statistically significant regardless of other factors
September 9, 2010 -- Lane County, home of Oregon’s flagship university, has a high rate of fetal-infant mortality (8.25), a statistic commonly regarded as an indicator of the health and well-being of a population. Read More >>

Coordination Marks Unprecedented Pilot

Program launched by 19 Oregon health organizations to lower healthcare premiums, increase quality of care for Oregonians with chronic conditions
August 31, 2010 – Fourteen medical groups, five health plans and four of the State’s purchasing groups in Oregon have launched an unprecedented pilot program designed to improve care and reduce costs for thousands of patients across the state. Read More >>
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