Portland part of national survey on medical price transparency
Portland was part of a federal survey done to look at what a consumer would pay for procedures if paying out of pocket. Read more...
Oregonian review of 2015 Health Plan options
Read here for tips on looking at Oregon's health plan options....
CCO evaluation project hits first milestone
CCO evaluation project hits first milestone Portland, Oregon November 17, 2014—In October, the Consumer Confidence Project (CCP) gathered preliminary data from publically available sources on how Oregon’s sixteen coordinated care organizations (CCOs) reach out to...
Press Release: INSURANCE DIVISION: INSURERS MUST PAY FOR TREATMENT OF AUTISM, MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS
Please see the following press release related to mental health parity and Autism treatment. http://www.oregon.gov/DCBS/insurance/news/Pages/2014/nov142014.aspx INSURANCE DIVISION: INSURERS MUST PAY FOR TREATMENT OF AUTISM, MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS News Release...
King v. Burwell, the ACA and Oregon
Read how the Supreme Court hearing the King v. Burwell case may impact the ACA and Oregon in particular as a state that is now using the federal...
Great interview with author Dr. Atul Gawande on end of life care
Check out Dr. Atul Gawande's new book on end of life care "Being Mortal" which discusses a Better way to die. Listen to today's interview on Here & Now. Many case studies of how being person centric, can decrease health care...
Oregon Can Do Better on Women’s Health
The Alliance for a Just Society put out a report card that has Oregon ranked #26 in the country and receiving a grade of C in the 2014 Women's Health Report Card. Read more about it...
Interesting radio story about Medical Costs and Debt in America
The Take Away had an interesting story today about how high medical costs, which are not transparent are impacting American's debt.
Oregon’s uninsured rate drops 63%
A new study released by OHSU shows the uninsured rate in Oregon dropping by 63%, primarily due to Medicaid expansion. Read more...
Medicaid and private insurance consumers both will need to enroll/re-enroll through Federal website
Read here about updates with Cover Oregon including medicaid enrollees will join private insurance customers in signing up or re-enrolling for coverage through healthcare.gov Also, subsidy error reported to only be about $20 per...
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