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Remembering Ben Westlund

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March 9, 2010 -- Oregon lost a great healthcare leader with the passing of Ben Westlund on March 6th. As a state senator, he was instrumental in not only keeping the Oregon Health Plan, but remained focused on the need to achieve universal access so that everyone could receive healthcare services. Read More >>

Governor Wields Final Say on Psychologist Bill

No matter what he decides, this issue will come back to haunt the 2011 Oregon Legislature next February
March 4, 2010 -- The battle lines have been drawn, and now it’s up to Gov. Kulongoski to determine whether psychologists should be able to prescribe psychotropic drugs. Read More >>

Standard Joined Regence Against Ballot Measures

Together both insurance companies spent $105,000 to defeat Ballot Measures 66 and 67 in a special election
March 4, 2010 – Regence BlueCross BlueShield wasn’t the only insurer that made a financial contribution to try and defeat Ballot Measures 66 and 67. Read More >>

Primary Care Quality Report Finds Weak Spots

OHSU and Eastern Oregon physicians draw “below average” scores in a survey conducted by the Oregon Health Care Quality Corporation.
March 4, 2010 -- A review of major medical groups and more than 300 physician offices around the state has incited serious conversations about measuring the quality of care in Oregon. Read More >>

Hope Grows To Ease Shortage

Rep. Tina Kotek teamed up with a healthcare coalition to breathe life into a loan repayment program during the February special session.
March 3, 2010 – Score one for Rep. Tina Kotek (D-Portland) during the February special session. Kotek breathed new life back into a bill to draw more primary care physicians to Oregon by helping repay their student loans. Read More >>

Rachel Oh Helps Consumers with Insurance

See who's answering calls at the consumer complaint desk
March 4, 2010 -- As the consumer liaison in the Insurance Division, Rachel Oh works with a staff of advocates to help people answer their insurance questions or file complaints against insurers or insurance agents. Read More >>

Randy Cline Joins Willamette Dental

March 4, 2010 -- Randy Cline has become chief marketing officer for Willamette Dental. In that role he’s responsible for strategic growth, health plan partnerships and overall business development and expansion efforts. Read More >>

Regence Wins First Value-Based Insurance Contract

Evraz, Inc. NA, formerly known as Oregon Steel Mills, will offer the plan to its employees next January
February 25, 2010 – John Worcester is convinced that a value-based health insurance plan will not only reduce healthcare costs, but create healthier lives for his employees. Read More >>

Hospitals, Physicians To Share Millions From Clear One Sale

The sale of for-profit Clear One to PacificSource nets investors big money
February 25, 2010 – Although the sale of Clear One Health Plans by PacificSource Health Plans awaits approval by state regulators, documents filed with the Insurance Division express very clearly who will benefit from the $46 million acquisition: hospitals and physicians. Read More >>

Psychologists Win Prescribing Rights

Not surprisingly, closing one of the Oregon legislature’s most longstanding “scope-of-practice” issues still feels unresolved
February 25, 2010 -- Beginning in July of next year, licensed psychologists may gain the right to prescribe certain mental health drugs under a bill that passed the Oregon House and Senate this week. Everything hinges on whether Gov. Kulongoski decides to veto the measure. Read More >>
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