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The standard statewide hourly wage will rise to $15.05 per hour, while Portland’s minimum wage will rise to $16.30 per hour Oregonians earning the minimum wage will soon receive 35 cents more per hour, the smallest annual increase in the past ten years. The changes that go into effect Tuesday aren’t the same across […]
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Commentary: The truth about the ACA’s ‘fraudsters’
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (523+ words) Published 8:06 am Monday, July 6, 2026 By Lisa Jarvis/Bloomberg Opinion, TNS Millions of Americans have dropped their Affordable Care Act insurance coverage this year. It’s the predictable consequence of Republicans’ decision to allow the expiration of tax credits that put Obamacare…...
Editorial: How should Oregon cut Medicaid, the Oregon Health Plan?
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (288+ words) Published 10:00 am Thursday, July 9, 2026 About 1.4 million Oregonians rely on the Oregon Health Plan. More than 50% of Oregon children receive medical care through OHP. Cuts in federal funding will mean the health plan will have its funding reduced by about $421 million…...
Column: Oregon is trying to bend health care
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (677+ words) Published 6:00 am Sunday, March 29, 2026 When someone is breaking into your home and you call 911, the police don’t check if you can pay before they head off to help. The police just roll out, ready to respond to an emergency. You…...
Higher costs, fewer choices: Another health insurance provider pulls out of Deschutes County
3+ week, 3+ day ago (718+ words) Published 11:23 am Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Moda Health will pull out of the Deschutes County individual health insurance marketplace in 2027, leaving residents with just two providers to choose from next year. The hundreds of Deschutes County residents who are currently insured by…...
In Oregon, big grocery, retail companies have highest number of employees on Medicaid
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (979+ words) Published 10:08 am Monday, July 27, 2026 Multi-billion-dollar grocers and retailers such as Walmart and Amazon were among the most listed employers on Oregonians’ applications for publicly-funded health insurance last year, according to a Capital Chronicle analysis of Oregon Health Authority data. The…...
Oregon policy among state laws slowing private equity healthcare deals, report finds
3+ week, 3+ day ago (362+ words) Published 8:54 am Wednesday, August 19, 2026 An Oregon law passed more than a year ago is part of a cascade of similar state laws nationwide that are making it harder for private equity firms to take over services from health care facilities,…...
Many Oregon hospitals in financial crisis
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (812+ words) Published 5:30 am Saturday, August 8, 2026 Oregon hospitals lost $450 million in 2025 and continue to report extremely low profit margins as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act begins to make tectonic shifts in how healthcare is funded in Oregon and across the nation....
Oregon poised to adopt double-digit health insurance premium hikes in 2027
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (252+ words) Published 9:32 am Tuesday, August 4, 2026 Oregonians who own small businesses or buy their health insurance as individuals on the state’s health insurance marketplace could see a more than 15% increase in their premiums in the next year, according to the state’s top…...
Fewer Oregonians are enrolling in marketplace plans because of federal uncertainty
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (299+ words) Published 12:56 pm Tuesday, April 21, 2026 About 21,000 fewer people enrolled in health insurance plans through the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace compared with a year ago, according to a new report. The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday released its annual report giving insight…...
Oregon weighs enrollment caps, paying for claims as double-digit insurance hikes set for 2027
3+ week, 2+ day ago (572+ words) Published 5:33 pm Thursday, August 20, 2026 Oregon insurance regulators have approved premium hikes that could cost individuals and small businesses that buy health insurance through the state marketplace dozens of more dollars per month and are weighing policy changes that would limit…...