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Oregon May Revive Public Option

Thanks to an amendment by Sen. Ron Wyden to the health reform law, Oregon Sen. Alan Bates says he'll take up a state public option
April 1, 2010 -- A much debated public option that died amid the creation of a new national health care plan could be brought back to life in Oregon. Read More >>

OMA Remains Neutral on National Health Reform

Doctors raise objections about an independent payment board that could diminish their influence
March 31, 2010 – The health reform package signed into law by President Obama doesn’t pass muster with the Oregon Medical Association, which remains critical of the sweeping reform. Read More >>

Bi-Partisan Alliance Takes On Non-Profit Hospitals

Politics makes strange bedfellows in fight against non-profit hospitals
March 29, 2010 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) have formed an unusual alliance to ensure that tax-exempt hospitals treat patients without insurance. Read More >>

10 Things You Didn't Know Were in the Health Bill

From breast pumping to adoption tax credits, the leviathan known as the U.S. health care bill is loaded with little goodies.
March 29, 2010 -- The 2,000-page health care bill that became law last week is packed with major reforms. What’s in the rest? Some random, weird and interesting solutions to problems you may or may not have known you had, some with dubious connection to health care at best. Read More >>

EDITORIAL: The Fight Continues

We agree that the bill is a good first step but falls short on controlling costs
March 25, 2010 -- When The Lund Report began almost a full year ago in April 2009, the national healthcare debate had just started to boil over. Throughout the summer and into the fall we covered angry town hall meetings, street protests and arrests. Read More >>

Coming Down on Anthem Blue Cross in California

Two LA Times stories investigate the financing and regulatory malfeasance of Anthem and parent Wellpoint
February 24, 2010 -- The recent focus on Anthem Blue Cross in California for excessive rate increases mirrors much of our reporting at The Lund Report about premium increases in Oregon. Read More >>

Finding Consensus at Blair House

Among complicated sticking points to iron out, there's the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
February 22, 2010 -- President Barack Obama is hosting a health care summit Thursday at the Blair House. It will be televised live. We can all watch and judge the proposals for ourselves. Read More >>

A Reform Wish List

From the front lines of patient advocacy
February 4, 2010 -- Though the national debate over healthcare reform is far from over, most sympathizers now agree on common objectives, including universal access to quality care at an affordable cost, a focus on prevention, evidence-based medicine, electronic medical records, and a patient-centered approach. Read More >>

AMA to Maintain Medical Billing Code Monopoly

Critics contend protecting this proprietary billing codes doctors use to submit insurance claims accounts for the AMA's support of health reform
January 6, 2010 -- As Democrats tout the American Medical Association's endorsement of their health care overhaul, critics are pointing to their studious sidestepping of a little-known monopoly that sends millions into the trade group's coffers each year, saying it's no surprise the Democrats were able to gain the AMA's support. Read More >>

Regence Tells Brokers to Oppose Premium Tax in Health Reform Bill

The $6.7 billion tax to cover the uninsured will supposedly be passed onto consumers
December 18, 2009 -- In an email to brokers and agents, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon tells them to urge their elected representatives to vote against the healthcare reform bill in Congress because it's estimated to raise premiums on those who have insurance. Read More >>
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