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Medicare Advantage insurers face new curbs on overcharges in Trump plan
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (975+ words) Dr. Mehmet Oz leads the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. A CMS plan to keep payments to Medicare Advantage flat in 2027 roiled health insurance stocks this week. Medicare Advantage health plans are blasting a government proposal this week that would…...
People needing health care coverage have until Thursday to sign up for Obamacare
2+ week, 1+ day ago (395+ words) The beloved characters of James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small are back with another cozy season full of drama, adorable animals, heartwarming moments and more set in the verdant Yorkshire Dales. Stream the entire season now with OPB Passport…...
What Oregonians need to know about expiring health insurance subsidies
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (1165+ words) In our final film from the "Class of 2025" project, follow the education journeys of one group of Oregon students from kindergarten to young adulthood, and uncover lessons for how Oregon can improve its education system for future generations. After weeks…...
Health insurance premiums are going up next year — unless you work at these companies
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (968+ words) For generations, the federal government sent tens of thousands of Native American children to boarding schools as part of a policy of forced assimilation. A new film from "Oregon Experience" joins Klamath Tribes members as they uncover the truth and…...
State boosts rates to keep Oregon Health Plan contractors
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (771+ words) The Kotek administration has pumped up its offers intended to satisfy the organizations that oversee care for more than 1 million low-income people enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan. An Oregon Health Authority building in an undated file image. Oregon Health…...
Federal tax cuts could blow a $373 million hole in Oregon’s new budget, economists say
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (1339+ words) Join us on Sept. 24 for a premiere screening of "Uncovering Boarding Schools" in Bend, Oregon. This "Oregon Experience" film follows the personal journey of a Klamath Tribes member as she uncovers her family's experiences in Native American boarding schools. FILE…...
Small Washington hospitals brace for ‘severe’ effects of Medicaid cuts
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (599+ words) At least two dozen rural hospitals in Washington state are facing a precarious economic future that will likely be made worse by the federal reconciliation bill passed by Congress last week. Those hospitals are found across the state from Anacortes…...
No relief coming for Oregon’s struggling pharmacies as bill fails
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (852+ words) Oregon lawmakers" latest attempt to prop up the state"s struggling retail pharmacies by regulating middlemen companies has died amid uncertainty over the legislation"s complexity and pushback from insurance companies. Pharmacist and Medicap Pharmacy owner Rick Chester processes prescription…...
OHSU and Legacy Health merger called off
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (943+ words) Amelia Templeton is OPB's health reporter. She's been covering the story for a while now, and she joins us to talk about this latest twist. Welcome back. Amelia Templeton: Thanks. Happy to be here. Miller: I want to start with…...