Oregonians get early glimpse of 2021 health insurance rates
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services | May 20, 2020 | Oregon
Oregon leaders react to the passing of Rep. Mitch Greenlick
Emily Boerger | May 18, 2020 | Oregon
5 Things Oregon: Budget deficit, Special session series, Greg Van Pelt
DJ Wilson | May 13, 2020 | Oregon
OHA releases latest COVID-19 Weekly Report, providing information on ethnicity and gender
Emily Boerger | May 13, 2020 | Oregon
ICYMI: Inslee and Western leaders send letter to Congress requesting $1 trillion in state and local aid
The Office of Gov. Jay Inslee | May 11, 2020 | California, Oregon, Washington
In case you missed it: Gov. Jay Inslee, House Speaker Laurie Jinkins and Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig joined the governors and state legislative leaders of California, Colorado, Oregon and Nevada today in urging congressional leadership to dedicate $1 trillion in direct and flexible relief to states and local governments
CareOregon's provider network stabilization plan
Michael Goldberg | May 8, 2020 | Oregon
CareOregon - a nonprofit community benefit company serving approximately 375,000 Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid) and Medicare members - has released a plan detailing how the organization is helping their provider network through the COVID-19 crisis. The plan comes to the fore in a period when insurers are tasked with thinking
What They're Watching: Greg Van Pelt
Emily Boerger | May 8, 2020 | Oregon
Greg Van Pelt is the President of the Oregon Health Leadership Council, a collaborative organization working to develop solutions to reduce health care cost growth and make health care and insurance more affordable. Van Pelt joins us in this edition of “What They’re Watching” to discuss building out whole system
Cambia Health Foundation announces $3 million in grants to address impacts of COVID-19 in OR, WA, UT, and ID
Emily Boerger | May 8, 2020 | Oregon, Washington
Cambia Health Foundation this week announced over $3 million in grants to support underserved communities and front-line providers. The new philanthropic commitment builds off an existing commitment of $300,000 into shared COVID-19 Emergency Relief Funds announced at the beginning of April. Of the $3 million in grants, $1 million will
Governor Kate Brown announces COVID-19 testing and contact tracing plans for reopening Oregon
The Office of Gov. Kate Brown | May 1, 2020 | Oregon
Governor Kate Brown today introduced new plans for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, two foundational elements of her framework for reopening Oregon safely. Ensuring adequate testing capacity and contact tracing will allow Oregon’s health care system to effectively identify and treat new cases of COVID-19, trace contacts with new cases
Cambia Health Solutions pledges to support mental health needs in rural communities
Cambia Health Solutions | Apr 29, 2020 | Oregon, Washington
Cambia Health Solutions is pledging to donate the entire share of the risk corridor payment the company’s regional health plans will receive from the federal government, after taxes and other federal obligations, to address social isolation and related mental health issues brought on by COVID-19 in rural communities. Earlier this
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