hospitals

House Vote Expected Monday for Major Reform Bills

Conservative business groups mount attack, claiming tax would raise health insurance premiums
Oregon legislature
June 5, 2009 -- Oregon lawmakers face a crucial vote on Monday morning (June 8). That’s when the battle to reform Oregon’s healthcare system takes center stage. Read More >>

Providence Financials Strong, Hiring Freeze Continues

Net income exceeds projections this year by $25 million, but the hospital system remains cautious
Providence Newberg
June 5, 2009 -- Despite the economic turndown, Providence’s financial position is extremely strong, evidenced by a memo sent to its employees recently by Russ Danielson, chief executive, and Terry Smith, chief operating officer, obtained by The Lund Report.
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Providence Takeover Brings Change to Willamette Falls

Physicians will no longer perform tubal ligations unless medically necessary
Willamette Falls groundbreaking 1954
May 28, 2009 -- A huge pot of money awaits Willamette Falls Hospital when it aligns with Providence Health & Services -- $55 million – for a new patient tower, recruiting physicians and expanding oncology and cardiology services. The hospital’s foundation will also receive a $3.5 million donation.  Read More >>

Healthcare Lobby Turns on Obama, Mounts Attack

Days after a landmark deal at the White House, healthcare industry leaders said Obama got the story wrong
May 21, 2009 -- In the two weeks since a landmark announcement that healthcare industry leaders would trim their own growth by 1.5 percent per year, industry lobby groups behind the scenes were mounting million-dollar advertising campaigns against key planks in the Obama plan, reports the Washington Post.
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Regence Threatens Lawsuit After Losing PEBB Contract

After losing its public employees contract to Providence, Regence protests the decision
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May 12, 2009 -- The threat of a lawsuit hangs over the Public Employees Benefit Board after it rejected Regence BlueCross BlueShield's bid to provide health coverage to state employees. Providence Health Plans won the multi-million dollar contract by a 5-3 vote when the board met on April 21. Read More >>

Provider Tax Close to Agreement

Legislators have not reached agreement with hospitals and insurers but are very close
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May 13, 2009 -- Earlier we reported that a deal had been struck on a provider tax, however Sen. Alan Bates (D-Ashland) now says that was incorrect. Negotiations are very close to being wrapped up on a hospital and insurance tax to cover more uninsured Oregonians. Read More >>

Legislators Close to Deal on Provider Tax

Details still sketchy as deal nears to insure every child and 100,000 adults
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April 30, 2009 -- Sen. Alan Bates (D-Ashland) expects to announce a deal next week that will settle months of debate on taxing hospitals and health insurers to expand the Oregon Health Plan. Read More >>

Colorado Enacts Hospital Tax

Colorado expects to draw down $600 million in federal matching funds
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April 30, 2009 -- If Oregon lawmakers are successful in imposing a hospital tax to draw down federal stimulus money, they won’t be able to pride themselves on being first. The new tax would expand the Oregon Health Plan to cover another 180,000 children and adults.
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Tensions Rise Over Publicly Disclosing Superbug

It’s unclear how one of the deadliest, most prolific pathogens will be identified – if at all – when hospital-acquired infection rates become public in January 2010. That’s because hospitals get to play a large role in deciding what to tell you.
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April 23, 2009 -- Dee Dee Vallier gets calls and emails almost every day from people who were either affected personally or had a family member affected by a multi-drug resistant Staph infection. Read More >>

Legislators Meet Behind Closed Doors to Settle Tax

Whichever way it gets diced, legislators are confident they can raise taxes to expand the Oregon Health Plan
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April 9, 2009 -- The battle is heating up over a proposed tax that would require hospitals and health insurers to pay for an expansion of the Oregon Health Plan. Read More >>
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