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Federal Health Reforms to Save Oregonians Billions

Federal reforms will reduce Oregon's uninsured population by 65 percent while leaving 240,000 behind
August 11, 2010 -- As a result of the massive federal healthcare law enacted this year, Oregon families and individuals could save around $1.8 billion by 2019, according to the Office of Oregon Health Policy and Research. Read More >>

Joel Ario to Oversee Insurance Exchanges

Former Oregon insurance commissioner heads to Washington DC
August 11, 2010 – Joel Ario who was Oregon’s chief insurance regulator from 2000 to 2007 is joining the Obama administration to oversee the nation’s health insurance exchange system. Read More >>

Federal Drug Discount Program Begins

The Obama administration announced this week a drug discount program largely for children
Originally at TheHill.com
August 2, 2010 -- Children's hospitals and other medical centers on Monday became eligible to enroll in a Medicaid program that offers discounted drugs, as called for in the healthcare reform law. Read More >>

Sebelius Announces Final EHR Rules

Now O-HITEC can begin working with primary care providers to help develop their EHR systems
July 20, 2010 -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently announced final rules to help improve Americans’ health, increase safety and reduce health care costs through expanded use of electronic health records (EHR). Read More >>

Governance Missing From Health Reform Picture

As we talk about health care: Substitute “either, or” for “if … then”
July 21, 2010 -- What’s the most important element missing from our national conversation about health care reform? I’ll boil it down to one word, governance. Read More >>

High Risk Pool to Save Insurers Millions

The federal program will extend coverage and save Oregon insurers millions
June 30, 2010 -- The federal program to insure people with pre-existing conditions rolling out across the country this month could extend health coverage to an estimated 6,700 Oregonians. 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 >>

Battle to Implement Reform Needs More Attention

Indian Health is not included in legislative or legal challenges to health care reform law
May 19, 2010 -- Passing health care reform was easy. Sure it was a legislative mess. Executing on real reform, now that’s a challenge. It’s the same in Indian Country. Read More >>

Oregon Could Lead Health Insurance Exchange

Dr. Bruce Goldberg has been meeting with Oregon’s Congressional delegation in an effort to move quickly
May 12 -- Oregon could become one of the first states to initiate a health insurance exchange. That process got under way yesterday (May 11) with the creation of a technical assistance work group charged with coming up with a detailed business plan by mid-August. Read More >>

Rescission Ban Unlikely to Affect Many Oregonians

The number of individuals dropped by their insurer was low and children are already guaranteed coverage
April 7, 2010 -- Prohibitions on the most egregious practices of the health insurance industry that kick in later this year will have little impact on Oregonians. Read More >>
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