Oregon Health Plan

Intent on Transformation

Public purchasers are positioned to lead, having a hold on 33 percent of the insurance market

March 10, 2010 -- As the largest purchaser of healthcare -- next to Medicare – public purchasers are positioned to transform the delivery system under the leadership of Barney Speight. Read More >>

Shirtcliff Leads Medical Directors Group

February 11, 2010 -- Dr. Mike Shirtcliff, president and CEO of Advantage Dental Plan, has become the first dentist to chair a policy group that advises the state’s Medicaid division, known as the Oregon Health Plan Medical Directors, which meets monthly. Read More >>

An Insurance Bureaucrat Speaks Out

Dr. Don Thieman’s been inside the health insurance industry and he’s not remaining silent

December 3, 2009 -- A former medical director at Regence Bluecross Blueshield of Oregon says people have nothing to fear. By and large those in government have our interests at heart much more than people in the insurance industry. Read More >>

Primary Care Shortage Reaches Critical Levels

Oregon physicians identify no one easy solution

November 4, 2009 -- The dwindling shortage of primary care physicians threatens to haunt the Oregon Health Plan when 115,000 newcomers enter the fold early next year. Read More >>

PacificSource Scores on Kids Connect Program

Starting Jan. 1, kids whose families earn between 200-300 percent of the federal poverty level will be eligible

October 27, 2009 -- When state officials announced the health insurers that will participate in the Kids Connect program, there were no surprises. PacificSource, as anticipated, was the only insurer vying for the statewide contract. Read More >>

Greenlick Concedes Lawmakers Punted Tough Questions

Leading reformist gets praise yet disappointment for what legislature left out of critical reform

July 23, 2009 -- Oregon's Legislature "avoided all of the hard questions" when it dealt with healthcare reform, according to Rep. Mitch Greenlick (D-Portland), who spoke to a group of health reform advocates earlier in the week. Read More >>

FamilyCare Says State Could Cost Plan $7 Million

One of the state's top Oregon Health Plan contractors says a system enrollment defect has plan losing members

July 8, 2009 -- FamilyCare intends to take legal action against the state unless Medicaid officials fix an enrollment problem that could cost them $7 million this year. It’s among 14 managed care plans that insure Oregon Health Plan members. Read More >>

Provider Tax is Settled for Good

After weeks of anticipation, legislators agree to tax hospitals and insurers

May 28, 2009 -- Uninsured Oregonians can rejoice. Legislative leaders reached agreement on a hospital and health insurance tax to cover 140,000 Oregonians. Together their dollars will result in $2 billion in federal matching funds over the next four years and create an estimated 3,600 new healthcare jobs. Read More >>

Advantage Dental to Purchase Competitor

Two competing dental plans have taken off their crowns in the hope of building a bridge together

May 21, 2009 -- Advantage Dental Services led by Mike Shirtcliff, DMD, its president, has filed paperwork to purchase Hayden Family Dentistry Group, which is owned by Cedric Hayden, DDS. Both plans serve Oregon Health Plan clients.

Provider Tax Close to Agreement

Legislators have not reached agreement with hospitals and insurers but are very close

May 13, 2009 -- Earlier we reported that a deal had been struck on a provider tax, however Sen. Alan Bates (D-Ashland) now says that was incorrect. Negotiations are very close to being wrapped up on a hospital and insurance tax to cover more uninsured Oregonians. Read More >>

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