Should Government Subsidize Crops Used in Junk Food?
OSPIRG CBS News Tuesday, December 27, 2011Elaine QuijanoCheck out the story here. Related topics Food
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OSPIRG The Oregonian Sunday, February 19, 2012Laura EthertonAs any small business or individual who pays for health insurance can tell you, it hasn't been easy. Far from it, what with 20 percent rate...
View ArticleGroup says Corporate Tax Subsidies Need Justification
OSPIRG KBND Tuesday, February 21, 2012KBNDA new report released today by OSPIRG (Oregon State Public Interest Research Group) says more needs to be done to prove that corporate tax subsidies provide...
View ArticleGroup Wants More Details In Tax Data
OSPIRG OPB Wednesday, February 22, 2012Kristian-Foden VencilAn Oregon consumer group says that data on the state’s corporate tax subsidies needs to be more detailed to demonstrate the public good.A...
View ArticleOSPIRG Examines Tax Credits, Sees Little Benefit
OSPIRG Willamette Week Wednesday, February 22, 2012Nigel JaquissApproving tax credits is a little bit like continuing to drink after you know you've had enough—it seems like a good idea at the time...
View ArticleStudy Says Teens are Waiting to Get Their Driver's License
OSPIRG Foundation KEZI Friday, April 6, 2012Chris CurtisEUGENE, Ore. -- Usually turning 15 or 16 means finally taking the car out for a spin, but in today's day and world we are learning the youth are...
View ArticlePortland-area Regence BlueCross BlueShield individual members could see rate...
OSPIRG Foundation Health Insurance Rate Watch Project The Oregonian Tuesday, July 3, 2012Nick BudnickIndividual members of Regence BlueCross BlueShield could see an average 9.6-percent rate increase...
View ArticleRegence Reduces Payments to Healthcare Professionals
OSPIRG Foundation Health Insurance Rate Watch Project The Lund Report Thursday, July 26, 2012Diane Lund-MuzikantJuly 26, 2012 -- Physicians and other healthcare professionals are being hit with a rate...
View ArticleRegence BlueCross BlueShield defends proposed rate hike at Salem hearing
OSPIRG Foundation Health Insurance Rate Watch Project The Oregonian Monday, July 30, 2012Nick BudnickEscalating medical and prescription drug costs have given Regence BlueCross BlueShield executives...
View ArticleWhat's Next on Health Care Costs?
US PIRG Making Health Care Work for Oregon The Huffington Post Monday, November 12, 2012Laura Etherton, U.S. PIRG's Health Policy AnalystNow that the election is over, talk has turned to the need to...
View ArticlePublic comment sought on rules for Oregon health insurance exchange
OSPIRG The Oregonian Monday, November 26, 2012Nick BudnickState officials are holding a hearing Wednesday to receive public comment on rules for the state's health insurance exchange -- essentially an...
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 ArticleGroup Wants More Details In Tax Data
An Oregon consumer group says that data on the state’s corporate tax subsidies needs to be more detailed to demonstrate the public good.
View ArticleOSPIRG Examines Tax Credits, Sees Little Benefit
Approving tax credits is a little bit like continuing to drink after you know you've had enough—it seems like a good idea at the time but can be hard to justify in the cold light of sobriety.
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.
View ArticleStudy 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...
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