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Insurance Division Approves 14.3 Percent Regence Rate Increase

State regulators scaled back several requests in recent months though insurance rates still skyrocket
January 5, 2011 -- The Oregon Insurance Division has approved a 14.3 percent average rate increase affecting nearly 70,000 people with Regence BlueCross BlueShield individual health insurance renewing after February 1. Read More >>

HealthNet Barred From Enrolling New Medicare Members

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has sanctioned HealthNet because of serious deficiencies with its prescription drug plan
December 21, 2010 -- As insurers cast about for new Medicare enrollees, HealthNet stands on the sidelines, unable to participate. Read More >>

Health Insurance Exchange Faces 2011 Legislature

Governor-elect John Kitzhaber will ultimately decide if health industry representatives can sit on its board
December 15, 2010 – Oregon’s Health Policy Board took a giant step toward creating a health insurance exchange on Tuesday, drafting legislation for the 2011 session. Read More >>

Oregon Pushes Back on Insurance Rate Increases

The Oregon Insurance Division lowers several key rate increase requests
@ Oregonlive.com
December 10, 2010 -- Oregonians with spendy individual and small-business health insurance plans are again facing double-digit increases. Read More >>

Oregon Health Insurers Ride Stock Market Gains

Net investment income helps buoy insurance earnings to pre-recession levels
December 1, 2010 – Oregon health insurers continued an aggressive earnings pace through September of this year that saw the state’s top eight companies posting more than $170 million in net income. Read More >>

Republicans in Congress Unable to Stop Funding for Health Exchange

Oregon officials are preparing a multi-million dollar grant to develop an electronic technology system for the health insurance exchange
November 17, 2010 -- With Republicans poised to take over Congress in January, it’s extremely unlikely they can stop the flow of federal dollars headed to states for implementation of healthcare reform.  Read More >>

OSPIRG Earns Grant to Review Rates

Oregon officials want better consumer reviews of proposed insurance premiums
November 10, 2010 -- The consumer advocacy group OSPIRG has been awarded a $100,000 grant to provide in-depth analysis to the Oregon Insurance Division about health insurance rate increases. Read More >>

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 >>

School Districts Post Unusually High Claims

A recent analysis shows that 99 percent of employees who had Providence or ODS insurance filed a medical or pharmacy claim
October 26, 2010 -- School district employees continue using more healthcare services than their national counterparts, according to consultants for the Oregon Educators Benefit Board. Read More >>

School Insurance Pool Savings Tough to Measure

Health insurance rates for school districts still climbing for some
@ MailTribune.com
October 25, 2010 -- Three years ago, state lawmakers created the Oregon Educators Benefit Board, touting it as a way to pool resources and rein in skyrocketing health-insurance costs for the state's school districts. Read More >>
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