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Rate Filings Must Be Public Unless Insurers Can Prove Disclosure Hurts Competition

The Department of Justice affirmed that the standard is based on a 2007 law; last year, Regence BlueCross BlueShield withheld information from the public in its rate filing.
April 26, 2013 -- Oregon health insurers that want to keep parts of their rate review filings secret may have to show that public disclosure will hurt overall marketplace competition, and not just their own bottom line. Read More >>

Oregon Hospitals Linked to More Than 129,000 Jobs in 2010

February 1, 2012 --- Oregon's community hospitals directly generated 59,580 full- and part-time jobs, and 69,790 secondary jobs (suppliers, vendors, contractors, etc.), totaling 5.9 percent of the total covered and uncovered employment in the state.  This represents 129,370 jobs linked to hospitals across Oregon, according to a new economic impact study conducted by the economic research firm ECONorthwest and commissioned by the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (OAHHS). Read More >>

Oregon Hospital Association Joins National Initiative to Improve Quality and Patient Outcomes

January 5, 2012 -- The Oregon Association of Hospitals & Health Systems (OAHHS) has joined forces with the Health Research and Education Trust (HRET) of the American Hospital Association to provide resources and support to help Oregon health care providers improve safety and quality while reducing health care costs, as a part of a critical national initiative sponsored by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Over a two year period, CMS aims to decrease preventable hospital-acquired conditions by 40 percent and hospital readmissions by 20 percent through the Partnership for Patients program. If the goals are achieved, the program has the potential of saving $35 billion and 60,000 lives nationally. Read More >>

Hospitals Lose Battle to Delay Implementation of Outpatient Cuts

Starting January 1, hospitals must start using Medicare methodology to pay for Oregon Health Plan members, and state and school district employee outpatient costs
December 22, 2011 – The Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems lost an attempt to stop the implementation of a new law that will reduce their outpatient reimbursements by up to 50% starting January 1. Read More >>

Hospitals See Their Medicaid Rates Cut by 15 Percent

Officials from the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems admit they’re disappointed with Governor Kitzhaber’s decision that occurred after the legislature adjourned
October 17, 2011 – Oregon’s largest hospitals aren’t pleased with a decision by Governor Kitzhaber that reduced their Medicaid payments by 15 percent on October 1.   Read More >>
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