reform efforts

Health Reform Needs to Focus on Controlling Costs

Any reform needs to tackle hospitals and specialty care, says Providence CEO
January 14, 2010 -- Despite pronouncements by Congress, reforming the health insurance industry won’t curb escalating costs unless politicians confront the provider delivery system, according to Jack Friedman, CEO of Providence Health Plans. Read More >>

Oregon Seeks $300,000 Tort Reform Grant

Proponents hope to link medical liability issues with patient safety concerns
January 14, 2010 -- Oregon officials are eager to apply for a federal grant to conduct research on tort reform.
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Medical Liability Task Force Created

Unlike previous discussions of this contentious topic, no one raised an objection
January 14, 2010 -- Dr. Chuck Hofmann was right all along. He adamantly believed that the newly formed Oregon Health Policy Board needed to create a task force to investigate Oregon’s medical liability system. Read More >>

New Survey to Focus Policy on Physician Shortages

Preliminary data obtained by The Lund Report reveals new wrinkles in physician workforce shortage
January 6, 2010 -- Up until now, there’s been plenty of speculation about the severity of the primary care shortage. But with the release of a preliminary survey conducted by the Oregon Medical Association and the state’s Department of Human Services, there’s plenty of cause for concern. Read More >>

Regence Tells Brokers to Oppose Premium Tax in Health Reform Bill

The $6.7 billion tax to cover the uninsured will supposedly be passed onto consumers
December 18, 2009 -- In an email to brokers and agents, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon tells them to urge their elected representatives to vote against the healthcare reform bill in Congress because it's estimated to raise premiums on those who have insurance. Read More >>

Merkley Worried About Medicare Expansion for Oregon

Sen. Jeff Merkley tells the HuffingtonPost he's concerned about the Senate compromise
December 10, 2009 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), expressed deep concern on Thursday that a new proposal to expand Medicare to those as young as 55 would seriously exacerbate health care-related problems already existing in his state. Read More >>

Senior Groups Support Medicare Reductions

Multiple senior groups counter Senate bill opposition by physician groups
December 3, 2009 -- Yesterday three of the leading senior groups that defend Medicare beneficiaries came out in support of the Senate health reform legislation. Read More >>

California Doctors Group Opposes Senate Bill

The state's largest physician group joins three others in different states to oppose Medicare cuts
December 3, 2009 -- The state's largest doctors group is opposing healthcare legislation being debated in the U.S. Senate this week, saying it would increase local healthcare costs and restrict access to care for elderly and low-income patients. Read More >>

Medical Schools Blamed for Primary Care Shortage

OHSU acknowledges that it could do more to prioritize family and rural health
November 19, 2009 -- Dr. Lisa Dodson doesn’t have time to criticize how medical schools prioritize primary care. The associate professor at Oregon Health & Sciences University’s department of family medicine was honored as the Oregon Family Doctor of the Year at the May 2009 annual meeting of the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians. Read More >>

Regulators Praised for Tough Stance on Insurers

The Oregon Insurance Division says no exemptions to public disclosure on rate filings
October 27, 2009 -- State regulators at the Oregon Insurance Division are getting the thumbs up from health insurance reform advocates who say they’ve drawn a firm line in the first draft of rules to tighten the way they regulate health insurance premiums. Read More >>
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