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PEBB Set to Overhaul Medical Insurance Contract 21 Aug 2013 | 10:14 pm
PEBB Set to Overhaul Medical Insurance Contract Christopher David Gray Dr. Alan Bates, a Democratic senator from Medford, helped craft a fixed budget for the Public Employees Benefit Board that would ...
Wyden-Smith Town Hall Spreads Word About Cover Oregon, Health Reform 21 Aug 2013 | 09:29 pm
Wyden-Smith Town Hall Spreads Word About Cover Oregon, Health Reform Amanda Waldroupe Many attendees were unfamiliar with how the state’s health insurance exchange will work, less than two months befo...
Health Departments See Reduced Demand For Vaccinations 21 Aug 2013 | 09:09 pm
Health Departments See Reduced Demand For Vaccinations Christen McCurdy While high exemption rates remain a concern, officials believe more families are receiving vaccines in primary care settings rat...
Trillium’s CCO Developing Ways to Coordinate Chronic Pain Treatment 19 Aug 2013 | 10:47 pm
Trillium’s CCO Developing Ways to Coordinate Chronic Pain Treatment Amanda Waldroupe Screening patients for chronic pain, improving access to chiropractic care, and coordinating with mental health ser...
Patient Safety Commission Nears Federal Designation as Patient Safety Organization 16 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
Patient Safety Commission Nears Federal Designation as Patient Safety Organization Amanda Waldroupe The designation is expected to give the commission credibility, which has struggled in the past to c...
Kitzhaber’s Veto Restores Global Budget Caps to PEBB & OEBB 16 Aug 2013 | 09:52 pm
Kitzhaber’s Veto Restores Global Budget Caps to PEBB & OEBB Christopher David Gray The Public Employees Benefit Board and Oregon Educators Benefit Board have operated without limits on costs, but now ...
Medicare, Medicaid Anniversary Raises Fears, Hopes for Future 14 Aug 2013 | 09:54 pm
Medicare, Medicaid Anniversary Raises Fears, Hopes for Future Christen McCurdy Advocates celebrated Medicare's birthday while calling for universal care read more
Advocates Worry New Disabilities Plan Interferes with Parental Rights 13 Aug 2013 | 09:01 pm
Advocates Worry New Disabilities Plan Interferes with Parental Rights Christopher David Gray Under new federal rules, parents who have adult children with disabilities may have to choose between repre...
Bonamici Intends to Sign Ambulatory Surgery Center Bill 13 Aug 2013 | 08:43 pm
Bonamici Intends to Sign Ambulatory Surgery Center Bill Christen McCurdy The bill would keep rate reimbursement raises for ASCs at pace with the rate at which hospital rates increase read more
Health Policy Board Works With Former Oregon Insurance Commissioner on Rate Review 12 Aug 2013 | 09:35 pm
Health Policy Board Works With Former Oregon Insurance Commissioner on Rate Review Amanda Waldroupe The board has numerous options it can pursue to strengthen Oregon’s rate review process read more
