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Employers Follow Kitzhaber on Value-Based Design

The Oregon Coalition of Health Care Purchasers is working with 14 employers to help them coordinate and align their benefit structure
October 26, 2010 -- As they grapple with rising healthcare costs, employers appear eager to focus on what’s becoming known as value-based benefit designs, a concept that gubernatorial candidate John Kitzhaber has been touting. Read More >>

Central Oregon Launches Health Initiative

This model doesn’t fall under the jurisdiction of the Insurance Division but provides basic coverage to the uninsured and low-income wage earners.
May 3, 2010 -- Enrollment began in Central Oregon on May 1 for the first of three experimental “community health initiatives” in the state. Read More >>

New Primary Care Model Could Cut Costs 20 Percent

Oregon Health Leadership Task Force targets high-risk patients with complex chronic care needs
April 7, 2010 – Oregon employers hope to follow the lead of Boeing and reduce the costs of treating high-risk patients while increasing their quality of care. Read More >>

Employer-Designed Health Plans Gain Traction

“Value-based” plans could save up to 12 percent according to healthcare actuary
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July 15, 2009 -- President Obama might want to take a serious look at how Oregon insurers and employers intend to transform healthcare in 2010. Read More >>
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