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Column: Oregon is trying to bend health care
1+ hour, 43+ min 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…...
Commentary: Push for lower drug prices uses bad logic
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (381+ words) Published 7:41 am Tuesday, January 20, 2026 By Lisa Jarvis, Bloomberg Opinion The need to address the high cost of prescription drugs is one of the rare areas of concordance in our divided country. Americans across the political spectrum can agree that seniors…...
Guest column: Medicaid fraud is not the only problem | The Bulletin
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (621+ words) Published 7:34 am Friday, December 26, 2025 By Chicago Tribune Editorial Board Medicaid is a federal program jointly funded with the states, providing health and long-term care insurance to more than 80 million low-income Americans. And if you didn't know all of that, you're…...
Commentary: ACA tax credits helped more Oregonians find coverage. Will Congress keep them?
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (594+ words) Published 9:13 am Thursday, December 11, 2025 This year, more than 97% of Oregonians had health insurance. Getting to this level of coverage took years of steady effort and happened because our state treats health coverage as essential for keeping people healthy, for helping…...
PacificSource, St. Charles broker deal for in-network coverage
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (275+ words) Published 1:47 pm Thursday, November 13, 2025 PacificSource and St. Charles Health System reached an agreement Thursday that will allow Medicare Advantage and commercial pay patients to remain in-network. The agreement assures Medicare Advantage patients will remain in-network for the next year. Commercial…...
Impending St. Charles, PacificSource contract stalemate could impact patient costs
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (470+ words) Published 11:07 am Thursday, October 2, 2025 St. Charles Health System patients holding PacificSource insurance cards could find themselves out of network come Jan. 1, if an agreement cannot be reached. PacificSource sent out notifications to all their Medicare and commercial pay customers that…...
Health insurance premiums to rise for thousands of Oregonians in 2026 unless Congress intervenes
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (630+ words) Published 6:54 am Friday, September 26, 2025 More than 111,000 Oregonians who buy health insurance through the state's Affordable Care Act marketplace will pay significantly more for their plans next year unless Congress intervenes, and nearly 35,000 will lose all financial help paying for monthly…...
Cigna, Aetna reach coverage agreement with St. Charles
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (363+ words) Published 1:51 pm Tuesday, September 23, 2025 St. Charles Health System has reached agreements with Cigna and Aetna health insurance companies to keep the two carriers in network for patients. The health system has said that it has been working with insurance companies…...
Guest column: Shutdowns come and go, but solid financial plans endure
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (320+ words) Published 4:38 pm Thursday, October 9, 2025 Federal government shutdowns have become so familiar that many are seemingly taking the current one in stride. That's not such a bad thing. Typically, you should resist the urge to make a significant change to your…...
New laws aim to protect Oregonians from medical bankruptcies, dishonest car dealers
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (709+ words) Published 6:26 am Tuesday, September 16, 2025 By Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle Starting in 2026, Oregonians won't have to worry about unpaid medical bills ruining their credit or car dealers changing loan terms after they've driven off the lot. That's thanks to two…...