Lessons for Oregon from California's anti-competitive lawsuit
John Kitzhaber | Apr 17, 2018 | Oregon
Late last month California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit against Sutter Health, alleging that the health system is charging prices for hospital services that far exceed what the company would be able to charge in a competitive market. "It's time to hold healthcare corporations accountable and bring down
Column: Freestanding Emergency Centers Provide Transparency for Patients and Employers
Dr. Carrie de Moor | Mar 20, 2018 | Texas
The Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will hold a hearing on Wednesday March 21, 2018 to discuss their interim charge of increasing transparency for healthcare consumers. In 2016, I wrote an article asking our Texas Legislature to pay close attention to the man behind the curtain. That
An open letter to the Portland-area health care community from Director Patrick Allen
Patrick Allen (OHA) | Dec 22, 2017 | Oregon
In recent days our partners at FamilyCare announced the company will close its Medicaid health plan at the end of this year due to financial problems. Like many people in the Portland area, I am disappointed FamilyCare is shutting its doors. FamilyCare’s decision stems from a protracted rate dispute between
Column: Rural Oregon needs lower cost drugs
Commissioner Tim Freeman | Dec 7, 2017 | Oregon
Now more than ever, we need to examine all approaches to solving the healthcare crisis for our vulnerable children, families and seniors in rural Oregon. With more than 600,000 living in rural areas across Oregon, we have to be acutely aware of how best we can ensure these neighbors have
Column: Accountability - The General Public
Joe Slater (AHP) | Dec 6, 2017 | Federal
This series titled “Column: Healthcare Accountability” is sponsored content from our partners at Axene Health Partners. AHP offers highly specialized health care actuarial and consulting services across a number of states. We have curated this content because we think it adds value to the work our readers are engaged in. As always,
Column: Accountability - Public Health
Bethany McAleer (AHP) | Nov 29, 2017 | Federal
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Column: Accountability - Rates
Joan Barrett (AHP) | Nov 22, 2017 | Federal
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Column: Government Accountability
Greg Fann (AHP) | Nov 15, 2017 | Federal
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Column: Accountability of Members/Patients to Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle
Sean Lorentz (AHP), William Bednar (AHP) | Nov 8, 2017 | Federal
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Column: Media Accountability & Health Care
David Axene (AHP), Joshua Axene (AHP) | Nov 1, 2017 | Federal
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