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Kaiser Family Foundation Launches All New kff.org

Website Features New Search, Integration of Content by Key Topics, Design for Mobile Devices and Advances Technical Capabilities of Popular WordPress Platform
May 6, 2013 - The Kaiser Family Foundation today announced the launch of an all new kff.org, the Foundation's popular web destination for its health policy information. The newkff.org has been designed to fit the way people currently access and consume online information, and is built on an open-source platform that can rapidly evolve to incorporate the latest advances in online communication. Read More >>

CCO Oregon Transitions to Non-Profit

May 3, 2013 -- There's big news at CCO Oregon. The organization has appointed a broad based board and incorporated as a non-profit organization. Read More >>

Foster Youth, Advocates Push for Foster Youth Bill of Rights

The bill consolidates all existing laws relating to the rights of foster youth and creates a complaint process, as well as a toolkit for transitioning to adult life
May 3, 2013 – Patrick Kinley went into foster care at the age of four and, at 21, has just “aged out” – meaning he's no longer able to receive care in foster homes. Read More >>

KIA NBA Rookie of the Year Damian Lillard chooses LifeWorks NW as recipient of new 2014 KIA Sorento

May 3, 2013 – Moments after being named the 2012-13 KIA NBA Rookie of the Year, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard announced that KIA would be donating a KIA Sorento LX SUV to LifeWorks NW at his request.  The car will be used by Project Network a residential treatment facility for predominately African American women suffering from addiction, and their children. Read More >>

Dr. Michel Boileau joins Volunteers in Medicine Board of Directors

  May 3, 2013 -- Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades (VIM) announced today that Michel Boileau, MD, has joined the organization’s Board of Directors.
 
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Pharmaceutical Companies Profits Reach 30 Percent, Author Says

Cheaper drugs could be prohibited for VA and Medicaid formularies if pharmaceutical corporations succeed in extending patents through evergreening.
OPINION – May 3, 2013 -- Like sharks, the largest pharmaceutical companies smell blood. They swim in murky international waters, competing for prey. The sick are easy prey—whether rich or poor, insured or not. Read More >>

Provider Tax Boosts Revenue for Oregon’s Largest Hospitals

But it’s unknown how much these individual hospitals actually pay for this tax since the Oregon Health Authority is prohibited from releasing these details to the public.
May 3, 2013 -- A tax on Oregon’s largest hospitals seems to be giving these organizations a financial edge by boosting how much they’re paid for treating Oregon Health Plan patients. Read More >>

Regence BlueCross BlueShield Pulls out of Oregon’s Insurance Exchange

Its counterpart in Washington state known as Regence BlueShield, also backed away from its exchange
May 3, 2013 – When the dust settled and the insurers announced their proposed rate requests for Oregon’s insurance exchange, the state’s largest health insurer – Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon – decided to back away. That decision came on the heels of Regence having the highest enrollment last year compared to its rivals -- 472,902 members – just slightly ahead of Kaiser Permanente – which had 464,637 members. Read More >>

Salem Reps File ‘Bad Actor Bill’ to Force End to Salem Health Lawsuit

HB 3309 would allow the Oregon Health Authority director to kick off a CCO member and lower its compensation. Rep. Brian Clem said he filed the bill to end a court battle in his district that threatens the entire CCO model.
May 3, 2013 — The Legislature could soon be wading into the ugly dispute between Salem Health and its coordinated care organization, Williamette Valley Community Health. Read More >>
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