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Gelser Forges Path Forward for Free Prenatal Care for Diabetic Women

The House Health Committee unanimously approved HB 2432, requiring insurers to cover the costs that diabetic women accrue when pregnant without deductibles and copays, despite opposition by Regence BlueCross BlueShield. Rep. Sara Gelser was able to lower the fiscal impact to the Oregon Educators Benefit Board after talks with ODS
April 9, 2013 — Oregon women who get pregnant and struggle with low blood sugar may no longer struggle to seek extra prenatal care relating to diabetes after the House Health Committee voted 8-0 on Monday to require insures to cover diabetic prenatal care at no extra cost. Read More >>

Daughter Fights Kaiser Permanente for Mother’s Care

After her mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Elizabeth Schneider found herself in a quandary with Kaiser about her care
December 20, 2012 -- Pancreatic cancer is often a deadly diagnosis. Statistics indicate that 25 percent of people live less than a year. So when a CT scan revealed a malignant mass in her mother’s pancreas last June, Elizabeth Schneider and her sister were determined to do everything possible to keep their mother alive. What ensued turned into a contentious battle over quality of care with Kaiser Permanente, her mother’s insurance plan.    Read More >>

Barney Speight Returns to State Government

This time around he’s working as a special assistant to Bruce Goldberg
August 15, 2012 -- Barney Speight is back at state government again. After leaving earlier last year to join the ODS Companies, Speight has returned to the Oregon Health Authority – this time as a special assistant to Dr. Bruce Goldberg, director. Read More >>

Coos Bay Dermatologist Strikes Out on Her Own, Abandons Billing Codes

Dr. Kathleen Brown says she’s received pushback from the two insurers for not using CPT billing codes
December 15, 2011 – In July, Dr. Kathleen Brown decided to leave the Coos Bay clinic where she’d been practicing since 1997 and open her own dermatology practice. It’s not uncommon for doctors to strike out on their own, but Brown’s decision had a twist: she decided to eschew the use of CPT codes, a set of medical billing codes required by the American Medical Association for reimbursement by insurers. Read More >>

ODS Rate Decision Expected Next Week

ODS Health Insurance has asked for a 9.94 percent increase on its individual policies starting November 1
This article has been corrected to indicate the compounded rate increase by ODS Health Plan since 2009 was 50.5 percent   September 21, 2011 – Officials at the Oregon Insurance Division anticipate making a decision on the 9.94 percent rate request by ODS Health Plan next week. Read More >>

ODS Health Plan Rate Hike Public Hearing Today

OSPIRG Foundation releases analysis of the proposed 9.94% rate increase
September 14, 2011--ODS Health Plan will have to answer for its proposal to raise rates nearly 10% on over 26,000 Oregonians at a public hearing today in Salem. Read More >>

ODS Health Plan Proposes 9.94% Rate Increase

Public hearing to take place September 14th in Salem
ODS Health Plan has filed for a 9.94% average premium increase effective November 1, 2011. This impacts 26,333 Oregon consumers and families with individual policies, who don’t have employer-sponsored coverage. Read More >>

Barney Speight Returns to ODS, Again

March 2, 2011 -- Talk about a revolving door. Barney Speight has returned again to work for ODS Companies, bookmarked by two stints with state government. 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 >>

Hospitals and PhRMA: Get Ready for Cost Cutting

Insurance executives gather in Portland to discuss the implications of federal health reform and find ways to control costs
September 28, 2010 -- No one denies that federal health reform is going to increase costs, but even the top ranking insurance executives in Oregon acknowledge they can’t quantify that number. Read More >>
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