Study Says Teens are Waiting to Get Their Driver's License
Oregon's roads have actually increased in traffic over the last several years, but as far as drivers 15 to 18, that number has decreased.The OSPIRG Foundation and Frontier Group say the key factors...
View ArticlePortland-area Regence BlueCross BlueShield individual members could see rate...
Individual members of Regence BlueCross BlueShield could see an average 9.6-percent rate increase statewide, requested by the insurer months after announcing network changes to cut costs.
View ArticleRegence Reduces Payments to Healthcare Professionals
July 26, 2012 -- Physicians and other healthcare professionals are being hit with a rate reduction from Regence BlueCross BlueShield on October 1, while the insurer is asking the Insurance Division to...
View ArticleRegence BlueCross BlueShield defends proposed rate hike at Salem hearing
Escalating medical and prescription drug costs have given Regence BlueCross BlueShield executives little choice but to raise rates an average 9.6 percent for people who buy their own insurance, an...
View ArticleWhat's Next on Health Care Costs?
Now that the election is over, talk has turned to the need to work together and get results for America. It's a tall order, and on the polarized issue of health care, it may seem at first like an...
View ArticlePublic comment sought on rules for Oregon health insurance exchange
State officials are holding a hearing Wednesday to receive public comment on rules for the state's health insurance exchange -- essentially an online marketplace for consumers called for by federal...
View ArticleOSPIRG: 16 Health Insurance Companies Need To Justify Rates
An Oregon consumer group says the 16 companies that have proposed insurance rates for the state's new health exchange haven't offered adequate justification for prices.
View ArticleOregon slashes 2014 health insurance premium requests by as much as 35 percent
Oregonians who buy their own insurance have the first clear indication of what 2014 premiums will look like after state regulators Tuesday slashed carriers' rate requests by as much as 35 percent.
View ArticleHooray! Few Oregonians receive health insurance rebates
As health insurance companies spread $500 million in rebates to families around the U.S. this summer, Oregonians won’t represent a huge chunk of the recipients. That’s a good thing, argues Jesse Ellis...
View ArticleOregon Adopts New Rules To Slow Rise Of Health Care Costs
New Oregon Health Policy Board rules require that insurance companies better justify increases in their premiums.
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