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Oregon’s Health Care Starting Point and Goals Released Today

First Health System Transformation Quarterly Report shows baseline information on health and financial data
<p>May 16, 2013 -- The metrics provided show statewide data on everything from how often women receive pre-natal care to how often people use the emergency room for care that could be done better and more affordably elsewhere. The list was created by a nine-member stakeholder committee.</p> Read More >>

Governor Kitzhaber Statement on House Bill 2216

 
May 14, 2013 <em>&mdash;&nbsp;</em>Governor Kitzhaber today released the following statement thanking the Oregon House of Representatives for its 54-5 vote in favor of House Bill 2216, which extends funding mechanisms for the Oregon Health Plan:&nbsp;<br />
 
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Oregon Health Policy Board to Hear Quarterly Report via Webinar Thursday

<p><strong>What</strong>: The Oregon Health Policy Board will meet via webinar&nbsp;<span data-term="goog_218016721" tabindex="0">May 16</span>. The board will receive the first quarterly report on health care transformation and coordinated care organizations. This report covers pre-CCO baseline and benchmark data from 2011. This is a public meeting, but no public testimony will be heard. To watch the meeting, use the webinar links below.</p> Read More >>

Barney Speight Isn't Kidding When He Says He's Retiring

Before leaving state government, however, Speight had some words of wisdom about the future of coordinated care organizations.
May 10, 2013 – This time around Barney Speight insists it's for real. On July 1, he's stepping down as special assistant to the director of the Oregon Health Authority, Dr. Bruce Goldberg, and intends to retire – for good. Read More >>

House May Roll Back Bill Expanding Drug Monitoring Program

Rep. Mitch Greenlick opposes allowing the Board of Pharmacy to add drugs to the tracking system that are not controlled by the DEA, aligning his concerns with the American Civil Liberties Union.
May 9, 2013 — Rep. Mitch Greenlick, D-Portland, has moved to scale back a measure that would enhance the Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, citing concerns raised by the American Civil Liberties Union. Read More >>

Youth Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers Push for Higher Reimbursement Rates

Current state reimbursement rate is about half the actual cost of providing services
May 2, 2013 – In the 28 years that De Paul Treatment Services has provided youth alcohol and drug treatment services, it's only seen a minor increase in reimbursement rates from the state. Now its future, along with the future of other youth treatment facilities around the state, is uncertain, according to Sheila North, executive director. Read More >>

‘Churn Bill’ Looks to Help People Switching from Medicaid to Cover Oregon

Starting in 2016, 60,000 Oregonians may find themselves moving between the Oregon Health Plan and Cover Oregon, and potentially losing access to their doctors or coverage of ongoing procedures. HB 2132 requires the OHA and Cover Oregon to take steps to alleviate this problem.
April 24, 2013 — Next year, the Affordable Care Act will allow people whose income falls below 138 percent of the federal poverty level to receive coverage through the Oregon Health Plan. Read More >>

Bates Offers Path for CCOs to Roll in Dental Networks

SB 373 requires CCOs to offer dental contracts to all dental care organizations from 2014 to 2017 before they contract with other dental care providers such as Kaiser Permanente.
April 17, 2013 — Sen. Alan Bates, D-Medford, has pushed a last-minute bill that would require coordinated care organizations to first provide contracts to all the dental care organizations in its geographic area before hiring independent dentists. Read More >>

Dembrow Pitches Oregon Universal Healthcare Study

Funding for the study to provide healthcare financing for all Oregonians would come from private sources, and the study would consider several options, including single-payer, a public option and hybrid model to provide care from cradle-to-grave. A Pennsylvania study found a state single-payer government health insurance system would cut healthcare costs 15 percent
April 12, 2013 — The Affordable Care Act will roll out next year, and Oregon has instituted its own pioneering healthcare delivery reforms through coordinated care organizations. Read More >>

State Approves Relocation of Nursing Facility Beds in Salem

<p>April 10, 2013 -- A proposed order has been issued to South Salem Rehabilitation, LLC dba Avamere Rehabilitation of Salem for the development of a new, 80-bed nursing facility to be located near the southeast corner of Kuebler Boulevard Southeast and Interstate 5 in Salem.</p> Read More >>
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